The White House has denounced a US federal judge’s ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban nationwide as “outrageous,” but later on changed its statement.
On Friday, US District Court Judge James Robart of Seattle, Washington, ruled in favor of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the presidential order that blocks the entry of citizens from seven predominately Muslim countries.
The ruling was broader than similar ones before it, and represents the most severe legal blow to Trump’s contentious action.
On Friday night, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer issued a statement in which he described the ruling as “outrageous,” but minutes after updated the statement omitting the word entirely.
“At the earliest possible time, the Department of Justice intends to file an emergency stay of this order and defend the executive order of the President, which we believe is lawful and appropriate,” Spicer said in the updated statement…