White House press secretary Sean Spicer said it was “somewhat sad” to see a judge “go rogue” after a court blocked the administration’s executive order suspending travel from seven majority-Muslim nations late last week.
“The law is very clear that the president has broad powers to keep this country safe and [to] limit access to people that could come into this country and do us harm,” Mr. Spicer said in an interview with Fox News posted Monday.
“He utilized that power in a very legal and constitutional manner to ensure that we are safe,” he said. “And it’s somewhat sad to see a judge go rogue like this.”
“It’s a shame that we’re not focused more on making sure that we’re applauding the decision by the president to make a renewed focus on keeping this country safe,” he said.
Late last week, U.S. District Judge James Robart blocked the federal government from enforcing the administration’s order.
Early Sunday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a Justice Department bid to immediately block Judge Robart’s order.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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