Trump kicked off the week in his usual fashion this morning with a public Twitter meltdown.
Among other things, Trump directed his ire at his Muslim Ban that's been held up in court for reasons that Trump himself made clear.
The Justice Dept. should have stayed with the original Travel Ban, not the watered down, politically correct version they submitted to S.C.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2017
There are other problems here, but here's the obvious one: Trump signed it! "They" did not.
He signed the "watered down, politically correct version" of the Muslim Ban which actually isn't politically correct or necessarily watered down. But whatever your opinion of it may be, Trump is the one who signed it.
Here's the other problem:
The Justice Dept. should ask for an expedited hearing of the watered down Travel Ban before the Supreme Court - & seek much tougher version!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2017
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!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2017
One of the biggest reasons Trump's ban has been blocked in court is because he keeps calling it a "ban." Both on the campaign trail in 2016, during interviews after his inauguration, and on Twitter at least once a week, Trump refers to it as a "ban."
As Trump himself helpfully points out, "the lawyers" have tried to make the case that it isn't a ban, but it is. Those would be his lawyers, by the way, and they've followed his direction.
Trump also attacked the mayor of London this morning, but that's another topic for later.