Kellyanne Conway's Husband Slams Trump's Tweets On Travel Ban
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George Conway slammed President Trump's recent tweets on the travel ban.
The husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has publicly criticized a series of tweets President Trump recently issued about his disputed travel ban.
On Monday morning, George Conway, whose unverified Twitter account was confirmed by a Washington Post reporter, posted a message which read, “These tweets may make some ppl feel better, but they certainly won't help OSG get 5 votes in SCOTUS, which is what actually matters. Sad.”
OSG is the Office of the Solicitor General which is in charge of litigation cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, often referred to as SCOTUS.
Conway’s comment was in response to several tweets Trump posted on Monday including one where he said, “The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the original Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to S.C.”
The president followed that up by writing, “The Justice Dept. should ask for an expedited hearing of the watered down Travel Ban before the Supreme Court - & seek much tougher version!”
He then added, “In any event we are EXTREME VETTING people coming into the U.S. in order to help keep our country safe. The courts are slow and political!”
Trump had also declared earlier, “People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TRAVEL BAN!”
Less than two weeks ago, a federal appeals court rejected the administration’s revised version of the ban under the argument that it would target Muslims.
The case has since been filed for consideration by the Supreme Court with several changes from the original version including allowing Iraqi visitors into the U.S. and exempting legal permanent residents along with existing visa holders, notes Business Insider.
George Conway, who is currently a partner at a law firm, was recently in the news for taking himself out of the running to head the Department of Justice’s Civil Division despite being considered a top candidate.
The husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway has publicly criticized a series of tweets President Trump recently issued about his disputed travel ban.
On Monday morning, George Conway, whose unverified Twitter account was confirmed by a Washington Post reporter, posted a message which read, “These tweets may make some ppl feel better, but they certainly won't help OSG get 5 votes in SCOTUS, which is what actually matters. Sad.”
OSG is the Office of the Solicitor General which is in charge of litigation cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, often referred to as SCOTUS.
Conway’s comment was in response to several tweets Trump posted on Monday including one where he said, “The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the original Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to S.C.”
The president followed that up by writing, “The Justice Dept. should ask for an expedited hearing of the watered down Travel Ban before the Supreme Court - & seek much tougher version!”
He then added, “In any event we are EXTREME VETTING people coming into the U.S. in order to help keep our country safe. The courts are slow and political!”
Trump had also declared earlier, “People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, a TRAVEL BAN!”
Less than two weeks ago, a federal appeals court rejected the administration’s revised version of the ban under the argument that it would target Muslims.
The case has since been filed for consideration by the Supreme Court with several changes from the original version including allowing Iraqi visitors into the U.S. and exempting legal permanent residents along with existing visa holders, notes Business Insider.
George Conway, who is currently a partner at a law firm, was recently in the news for taking himself out of the running to head the Department of Justice’s Civil Division despite being considered a top candidate.