Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly testified this morning in front of the House Homeland Security Committee where he defended President Trump’s executive order on immigration as “lawful and constitutional” but also admitted that its implementation should have been delayed:
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly: We believe the President's travel ban is "lawful and constitutional" https://t.co/6Gc7oLXLSk
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 7, 2017
#Breaking: DHS Secretary John Kelly says he should have delayed executive order on refugees "just a bit" to better prepare lawmakers.
— NPR (@NPR) February 7, 2017
Sec. Kelly also fought back against criticism that travelers weren’t treated properly when they arrived at U.S. airports:
https://twitter.com/RealKyleMorris/status/829001006541324293
Later, Sec. Kelly, who let’s not forget is a retired Marine Corps general, testified on the ongoing court case over the EO, calling judicial decisions on national security matters “academic” and that “in their courtrooms, [judges are] protected by people like me”:
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DHS secretary to judge (sorta): You want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. https://t.co/ufEX5PIJKM pic.twitter.com/0MB57YFnNJ
— Joel Gehrke (@Joelmentum) February 7, 2017
That sounds familiar…
code? https://t.co/0gZN1JS9H2
— J.P. Freire (@JPFreire) February 7, 2017
This, of course, is a reference to Jack Nicholson’s “you want me on that wall” speech as Col. Nathan Jessup in the 1992 hit film, “A Few Good Men”:
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