He told reporters aboard Air Force One today, when asked if issuing a new order was his next step in response to Thursday’s ruling, that, “It very well could be.”
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“We need speed for reasons of security, so it very well could be,” he said.
The president suggested that any new action will not come until next week, “perhaps Monday or Tuesday,” “in honor of the [Ninth Circuit] decision.”
The White House maintains that “all options” remain on the table in weighing what next steps to take in challenging the court’s ruling. Among those options is taking the case to the Supreme Court.
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