DAY 158: Trump celebrates Supreme Court Muslim ban "victory" that isn't

The Supreme Court announced today it will hear the case by the Trump Administration asking to suspend the block to its illegal Muslim ban. The court will hear arguments on the case and possibly rule on it in October. As a result, the SC agreed to partially allow a limited version of the ban until it rules on it.

The SC order will allow the Trump administration to apply the Muslim ban only to people with no proven ties or business with the United States. But it will not allow the Trump administration to apply the muslim ban to people who are already living in the US, who "have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States." Which means the muslim ban does not apply to people who have family, business dealings, medical dealings, or educational dealings with the US.

Donald Trump said immediately after that was “a clear victory for our national security.” The thing is, it is far from a victory for Trump. This is why:

DAY 12: Trump complains about cabinet not getting confirmed, but he supported blocking Merrick Garland

Donald Trump complained on Twitter about the Democrats not confirming his cabinet:

When will the Democrats give us our Attorney General and rest of Cabinet! They should be ashamed of themselves! No wonder D.C. doesn't work!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 31 de enero de 2017

But for most of 2016, after President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, the Republicans blocked Garland's nomination.