Trump's campaign statements about Muslims came under fire during the Supreme Court's travel ban arguments
- President Donald Trump's previous campaign statements about Muslims were hotly debated during oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
- The justices were considering the legality of Trump's third travel ban, which imposed travel restrictions on mostly majority-Muslim countries.
- Trump during his presidential campaign frequently called for a "Muslim ban," but the government lawyer on Wednesday said the travel ban is separate from that campaign promise.
Several Supreme Court justices grilled a government lawyer on Wednesday about President Donald Trump's statements during the 2016 campaign, demanding to know why Trump's anti-Muslim remarks should not be considered in their ruling on his controversial travel ban.
The justices heard oral arguments Wednesday morning for the hotly anticipated case, which comes after lower courts struck down two previous versions of the travel ban and attempted to stall the third.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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