Joe Biden has slammed Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies, saying he’ll reverse the Muslim travel ban on his first day in office. He accused the President of appointing Islamophobic people to high office. The presumptive Democrat nominee made the remarks at Emgage Action’s virtual Million Muslim Votes Summit on Monday. He made an obvious…
According to the Washington Post: “From Congress to state legislatures and school boards, Muslim Americans spurred to action by the anti-Muslim policies and rhetoric of President Donald Trump and his supporters are running for elected offices in numbers not seen since before the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, say Muslim groups and political observers.”…
The United States Supreme Court is seen as the last resort for Americans whose views are not shared by the majority. However Tuesday’s ruling upholding President Donald Trump’s travel ban was called a “decision that will live in infamy.” Most people don’t know that the Supreme Court in the past has issued other infamous rulings…
Rachel Maddow used the Supreme Court ruling on the Muslim ban as part of a compelling argument for why it will be up to the voters to check Trump by electing a Democratic Congress in November
This was already a big week for immigration law at the Supreme Court, and it could get even bigger.
The Trump administration lost their bid to include extended families in their Muslim ban 2.0 in federal court on Thursday.
For a guy who has fought to ban Muslims from the country and has repeatedly denigrated and isolated those who practice Islam, both at home and abroad, Trump’s silence is certainly not surprising.
The challenge comes as the Trump administration tries to redefine the definition of family for the purpose of enforcing their unconstitutional ban.
One phrase in the Supreme Court’s decision allowing Trump to implement a part of his Muslim ban is the key to determining which Muslims are allowed to visit the United States and which are not. Following Monday’s ruling, there was some anticipation that the phrase “bona fide relationship with a person or entity” in the…
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that President Donald Trump violated the law with his executive order that banned Muslims from traveling to the United States.
Since Trump’s emergence as a political figure, bashing the Muslim community has been one of his biggest applause lines among his supporters.
The most damning evidence that this is, in fact, a Muslim-targeted travel ban come directly from Donald Trump’s Twitter feed.
The lead attorney for the State of Hawaii versus Trump thanked the President Monday morning for acting as their co-counsel by admitting the intent of his travel ban.
Everyone remembers Donald Trump’s public statements, campaign promises and website posts where he promised to ban Muslims from the United States.
Murphy said that Trump should stop whining about not getting his way and start learning how to run the government.
“We will keep working to protect immigrant rights and maintain an inclusive, diverse, and strong America.”
The world is a different place than conservatives wish it to be, and those differences are only going to become more pronounced.
No matter how the president tries to package the executive order, he cannot escape his original intent of banning Muslims from entering the country.
Opponents of Trump’s mass deportation and Muslim ban policies are using technology to fight back on behalf of the victims of these policies.
The new Trump order reduces the number of people targeted, but the unconstitutional intent remains the same.
“We need an independent media to hold people like me to account…it’s important for the media to call to account people who abuse their power.”
“Give the public a break – The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT!”
He went on to say it is possible residents of those countries could be required to provide the information so officials can “get on those websites to see what they’re looking at.
While the court said it doesn’t expect to hand down a decision today, it’s clear that opponents of Trump’s travel ban have the advantage.
“In our professional opinion, this Order cannot be justified on national security or foreign policy grounds.”
Ferguson pointed out that the president’s actions are not above challenge: “That is not the law and frankly, it cannot be the law in our country.”
CNN had just reported on Donald Trump’s new low approval numbers when presto! He tweeted that “negative polls are fake news”
Like the financial costs to the taxpayers of this country, these human costs will continue to add up, and for anyone with a moral compass these costs are far more concerning and troubling.
The Justice Department issued notice it will appeal Trump’s Muslim ban ruling, calling it an executive order, giving the lie to Trump’s claim that it was a DHS ban
“What is our country coming to when a judge can halt a Homeland Security travel ban and anyone, even with bad intentions, can come into U.S.?”
“When federal judges rule, government officials – up to and including the president – are supposed to obey or risk being held in contempt of court.”
The Trump White House was lying when they claimed that a few people or hundreds were impacted by President Trump Executive Order Muslim ban. The government admitted in court that the real number of visas that have been revoked is 100,000+.
To make matters worse, Trump’s approval rating now stands where George W. Bush’s did after Hurricane Katrina.
Three Muslim nations Trump exempted from his ban on Muslims have Americans’ blood on their hands but he profits by protecting the terrorists.
“Everybody is arguing whether or not it is a BAN. Call it what you want, it is about keeping bad people (with bad intentions) out of country!”
“It wasn’t thought out, it was rushed, it was ridiculous. And…it calls into question the management skills of the guy in charge.”
The White House has been consumed by chaos as Press Secretary Sean Spicer claimed that the Muslim Executive Order isn’t a ban in direct contrast to what President Trump tweeted yesterday.
The White House tried to blame Donald Trump calling his Muslim ban a ban on the media by claiming that Trump was only repeating what he had heard in the press.
“It’s me Sean. I had the TriLateral commission pitch in, then i went to the Illuminati. They were really cheap, so Stewie covered the rest”
Protesters at Denver International Airport were told by Denver police, “Stop doing anything that could be construed as free speech without a permit”
Donald Trump’s executive order seeks to solve a problem that doesn’t exist – and it’s already making America less safe.
“President Trump may be willing to ignore the Consitution and the laws of the United States of America … but the American people are not.”
“A policy which closes our doors to over 200 million legitimate travelers … will not achieve its aim of making our country safer.”
“The Department of Justice will not present arguments in defense of the executive order, unless and until I become convinced that it is appropriate to do so.”
CNN took apart Trump’s attempt to blame Obama for his Muslim ban, as anchor Brianna Keilar came prepared with facts when confronted with Trump talking points.
“There were major holes in how it was done. It almost seems like back-of-the envelope…the slap-dash way it was done was appalling and created the chaos.”
“Big problems at airports were caused by Delta computer outage,” said Trump but the problems began Saturday with his Muslim ban
Pro-ISIS social media accounts are rejoicing over Trump’s latest action, saying it will help them convince more American Muslims to join their ranks.
During an interview on ABC’s This Week, White House press secretary Sean Spicer tried to blame the Obama administration for the seven Muslim-majority countries that were listed in Trump’s Muslim ban.
Donald Trump in his inauguration speech promised to put America first, but his rhetoric and policies are doing just the opposite.
The ACLU sued President Trump and won in court, as a judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Muslim immigrants who are currently stranded at US airports.
“I urge the admin to halt enforcement of this order until a more thoughtful and deliberate policy can be instated”
“This should not happen in America…We must fight this executive order in the streets, in the courts, anywhere, anytime. We must resist.”
“There is no moral equivalence between Obama’s reluctance to militarily intervene in Syria and the #MuslimBan.”
Like most of Trump’s extreme campaign-season proposals, this is one the majority of Americans consistently oppose.
The combination of Trump’s bans on Muslism and Media outlets are just beginning. Trump’s actions and policies proposes present a direct attack several core constitutional principles envisioned by the Founding Fathers.
He basically told us what we already know about Trump – that he will say and do anything to win votes, even if he knows he can’t follow through.
Donald Trump’s campaign spokesperson says the presumptive GOP nominee never promised to ban all Muslims from coming to the U.S.
Trump isn’t even in the White House, and he’s already hurting America’s relationship with its closest ally.
“It hasn’t been called for yet. Nobody’s done it,” Trump said about an idea he called for last December.
During an interview on Fox News, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump claimed that Muslims are telling him that they want to be banned from the United States.