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Trump accuses judiciary of making US ‘unsafe’

WASHINGTON, Nov 22, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump renewed his
attacks on the judiciary Thursday, accusing judges of making the country
unsafe as he fanned a bitter row over asylum seekers.

Trump launched the latest salvo of tweets on the issue a day after clashing
publicly with the chief justice of the Supreme Court over the independence of
the courts.

“Judges must not Legislate Security … and Safety at the Border, or
anywhere else,” Trump tweeted.

“They know nothing about it and are making our Country unsafe.”

“Our great Law Enforcement professionals MUST BE ALLOWED TO DO THEIR JOB!
If not there will be only bedlam, chaos, injury and death,” he added.

Trump, who has attacked judges before after unfavorable court rulings, gave
vent to his anger earlier this week after a federal appeals court temporarily
blocked a presidential proclamation on asylum.

The proclamation said only people entering the United States at official
checkpoints can apply for asylum, automatically rejecting those caught
sneaking across the border.

In an extraordinary step, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
reacted to Trump’s calling the federal judge who issued the ruling an “Obama
judge.”

“We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton
judges,” Roberts said in a statement to the Associated Press on Wednesday.

“What we have is an extraordinary group of dedicated judges doing their
level best to do equal right to those appearing before them,” Roberts said.

Trump responded on Thursday.

“Justice Roberts can say what he wants, but the 9th Circuit is a complete &
total disaster,” Trump tweeted Thursday.

“It is out of control, has a horrible reputation, is overturned more than
any Circuit in the Country, 79%, & is used to get an almost guaranteed
result.” According to US media reports, the Supreme Court did reverse around
79 percent of 9th Circuit cases reviewed from 2010-2015 — but the 6th
Circuit in fact had the highest reversal rate of 87 percent.

BSS/AFP/RY/20:00 hrs