An angry President Donald Trump promised to fight all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary, after a federal judge in Hawaii put his revised travel ban on hold Wednesday, hours before it was to take effect.
Trump told supporters in Nashville, Tennessee, hours after the judge's ruling, that "the danger is clear, the law is clear, the need for my executive order is clear," adding that he has the authority to control who is allowed into the country to keep the American people safe.
Trump accused the U.S. District Court in Hawaii of uNPRecedented judicial overreach, and said he would "take our case as far as it needs to go."
Hawaii argued that Trump's temporary ban on travelers and migrants from six Muslim-majority countries would harm tourism, on which the Hawaiian economy heavily depends. The state also contended that its Muslim residents would suffer because their relatives from the six affected countries -- Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen -- would not be able to visit.
Hawaii Attorney General said lawyers demonstrated that the Trump ban showed a hostility toward religion, which he called unconstitutional. He said the winners in this decision are children and the next generation.
At least six other states are suing to stop the travel ban.