'Insane': 4th Circuit agrees Trump travel EO unconstitutional based on WHAT?

BWAHAHAHAHAHA They're kidding, right? https://t.co/uRpjcKySWk

— Matt (@Voldematt) May 25, 2017

The 4th Circuit Court has upheld a block on President Trump’s travel ban:

4th Circuit: "Congress granted the President broad power to deny
entry to aliens, but that power is not absolute." https://t.co/5fOLxDe5MN pic.twitter.com/v0Rfl33UHG

— Jacob Gershman (@jacobgershman) May 25, 2017

BREAKING: 4th Circuit largely affirms nationwide injunction blocking Trump travel ban https://t.co/GYZGcjPoAi pic.twitter.com/0vRlp8B36d

— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) May 25, 2017

Among the reasons the Court cited as evidence the president’s executive order is unconstitutional were public comments made by Trump aides and others:

4th circuit's decision upholding block of Trump travel ban cites Katrina Pierson comments to CNN, among other public remarks pic.twitter.com/X1vujLZXKD

— erica orden (@eorden) May 25, 2017

4th Circuit ruling cites statements by Trump, Giuliani, Sean Spicer, Katrina Pierson, Stephen Miller, & others as evidence of intent. pic.twitter.com/7qA1COSkFF

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) May 25, 2017

So the ruling was at least partly about Team Trump’s comments on news shows?

Court upholding decision to block Trump's travel ban cites public comments of Trump and his aides as evidence ban unconstitutional https://t.co/UcU0ysnfKQ

— Jacquie McNish (@jacquiemcnish) May 25, 2017

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Forget the actual text of the EO, if Katrina Pierson says it on TV, it must be gov't policy. https://t.co/Ztl5zVc8qn

— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) May 25, 2017

That seems… strange:

You don't have to agree with the travel ban to recognize that all 3 branches of the federal government are populated by ideological morons. https://t.co/K9aBbxitmh

— CDP ?⚾? (@cdpayne79) May 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/voxman77/status/867806042964475904

What an awful precedent… https://t.co/ZfBCbPiYFU

— Thomas Parker (@TheThomasParker) May 25, 2017

4th Circuit says Trump's executive order "drips with religious intolerance". 4th Circuit's ruling drips with contempt of the American people https://t.co/0JBFUeM36t

— Nick Short ?? (@PoliticalShort) May 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/RennJohnny/status/867805671353237505

Absolutely insane. https://t.co/BdVg9CmZAs

— Adam Shaw (@AdamShawNY) May 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/JGavinHawkins/status/867818700182835204