President Donald Trump on Tuesday celebrated the Supreme Court decision to upheld his travel ban on several majority Muslim nations.
“SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow!” Trump tweeted.
Trump also called the decision a “profound vindication” in a statement later issued by the White House.
“This ruling is also a moment of profound vindication following months of hysterical commentary from the media and Democratic politicians who refuse to do what it takes to secure our border and our country,” the President said.
The 5-4 decision marks an important win for Trump.
According to CNBC, the majority of the court ruled that Trump has the authority to stop people from certain nations from entering the U.S. if he believes it is necessary to protect the country, thereby rejecting a challenge that the policy discriminates against Muslims.
Previously, lower courts had ruled against several versions of the travel ban, which was first implemented during Trump’s first week as president. The original ban set off chaos at airports around the country and was quickly blocked by a number of federal courts.
But administration officials were hopeful the high court would rule in their favor after justices allowed the ban to take effect while legal challenges were considered.
One of the central controversies that rise from Trump’s ban was his inflammatory statements about Muslims as a candidate as well as president.
In late 2015, Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslims entering the U.S. ”until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.”
Chief Justice John Roberts spurned that argument in his majority opinion, writing that “the president of the United States possesses an extraordinary power to speak to his fellow citizens and on their behalf.”
“Plaintiffs argue that this president’s words strike at fundamental standards of respect and tolerance, in violation of our constitutional tradition,” Roberts continued.
“But the issue before us is not whether to denounce the statements. It is instead the significance of those statements in reviewing a presidential directive, neutral on its face, addressing a matter within the core of executive responsibility.”
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