After a series of legal setbacks, Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration is preparing to roll out a revised version of his controversial travel ban next week.
Mr Trump said in a press conference that the new order would be issued “next week sometime,” and would be tailored to address legal concerns raised in court rulings on the ban, including one several weeks ago by a federal judge in Washington who temporarily halted the order’s implementation. The White House’s bid to overturn that ruling was rejected by a federal appeals court last week in a separate ruling.
On Thursday, Mr Trump defended the ban, saying its roll-out was “very smooth” notwithstanding the “bad court” and “bad decision.”