'A tremendous victory for the Constitution!'

Trump hails 5-4 Supreme Court ruling UPHOLDING his travel ban on majority-Muslim countries as justices say that he DOES have power to block entry for 'national security'

President Trump says that the Supreme Court ruling today on his travel ban is a 'great victory' for his administration and the U.S. Constitution.

Trump said that the 5-4 ruling was also a 'tremendous success' and a 'tremendous victory' for the entire nation.

The president made unexpected remarks on the ruling this afternoon during a luncheon with lawmakers that was initially supposed to be closed to press.

After the high court handed down its judgement Trump invited cameras into the room to declare himself vindicated on migration and his long-held stance that the government has to has to implement extreme vetting for nationals from countries deemed to be a security risk.

'The ruling shows that all of the attacks from the media and the Democrat politicians, all turned out to be very wrong,' he said. 'So I will always be defending the sovereignty, the safety and the security of the American people. That’s why I was put here.'

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