Commentator claims Trump is 'almost WISHING' for terror attack to justify travel ban
DONALD TRUMP is "almost" hoping terrorists carry out an attack on the US to justify his controversial travel ban, a former Democratic campaigner based in the UK has claimed.
Karin Robinson: It's like Trump's wishing for attack
The president’s temporary barring of citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries was blocked by a judge last week – forcing the Government to lift the order.
A White House appeal against the ruling was heard in San Francisco on Wednesday.
A panel of three appeal court justices heard arguments from both the administration’s Department of Justice and those against the Executive Order .
A decision on the ruling is expected to be announced later this week.
A Donald Trump critic claimed the president was "almost hoping" for a terror attack
It’s almost like he is wishing for an attack
Donald Trump was left fuming that his travel ban, a key election pledge, had been suspended – insisting he had a right to impose such restrictions on the grounds of national security.
He warned stopping the ban was putting the US at risk – a claim picked up by the former UK vice-chair of Democrats Abroad, a fierce critic of the president.
Karin Robinson said she believed Mr Trump was “almost wishing” for a terror attack to happen so he could prove his ban is necessary.
The US President said he would appeal the ban to the "highest court"
Speaking on talkRADIO, she said: “It’s almost like he is wishing for an attack so he can say ‘look I was right’, it’s extraordinary.
“It’s worth pointing out that out of the seven countries the ban applies to, not one of those countries has actually committed a terrorist attack in recent years”.
Ms Robinson said she believed the appeal would not be overturned this week, as the judges seemed “unimpressed” with the White House’s argument to have it reinstated.
The ban sparked protests across the US and the world
“[The administration] were trying to prove there was some harm caused by not having the travel ban, by stopping it, but they didn’t really have a good argument as to why", she continued.
“They didn’t cite any particular security problem they were trying to solve, the argument they made, which the judges were particularly offended by, was that merely having it reviewed by the court was harmful to the administration.”
Earlier, Mr Trump was adamant he was happy to take the case to the highest court in the land if necessary.
Speaking to a group of police chiefs and sheriffs, he said: “It could. We’ll see. Hopefully, it doesn’t have to.
“You know, some things are law and I'm in favour of that and some things are common sense. This is common sense."