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WASHINGTON President Donald Trump s tweets have yet again hurt him in court.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on Monday upheld a block on Trumps executive order that sought a 90-day travel ban to the U.S. for most nationals of six Muslim-majority nations and to suspend all refugee resettlement for 120 days.

In doing so, the court cited one of Trumps tweets and the fact that the White House acknowledged last week that they can be considered official statements of the administration.

[T]he President recently confirmed his assessment that it is the countries that are inherently dangerous, rather than the 180 million individual nationals of those countries who are barred from entry under the Presidents travel ban, the ruling says.

The judges then quoted a tweet from Trump on June 5, which said the U.S. needs a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that wont help us protect our people!

That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!

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That's right, we need a TRAVEL BAN for certain DANGEROUS countries, not some politically correct term that won't help us protect our people!
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 6, 2017

The ruling said that Trumps order does not provide a rationale explaining why permitting entry of nationals from the six designated countries under current protocols would be detrimental to the interests of the United States.

It also says the order does not tie these nationals in any way to terrorist organizations within the six designated countries. It does not identify these nationals as contributors to active conflict or as those responsible for insecure country conditions. It does not provide any link between an individuals nationality and their propensity to commit terrorism or their inherent dangerousness.

Trump and the Department of Justice have claimed he has every right to temporarily suspend entry by certain foreign nationals and refugees, and claimed it has nothing to do with the Muslim ban he proposed as a candidate.

But Trumps words have been cited in court multiple times as evidence that the order is based, at least in part, on religious animus , which was part of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuits opinion smacking down the the order in May.

And on Tuesday, Trump dug deeper into his Twitter hole by lashing out at the courts decision to rule against what he called the TRAVEL BAN.

Well, as predicted, the 9th Circuit did it again - Ruled against the TRAVEL BAN at such a dangerous time in the history of our country. S.C.

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Well, as predicted, the 9th Circuit did it again - Ruled against the TRAVEL BAN at such a dangerous time in the history of our country. S.C.
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 13, 2017

Both that ruling and Mondays 9th Circuit opinion are likely to go before the Supreme Court.

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Monday the administration is reviewing todays opinion but stands behind the executive order.

I think we can all attest that these are very dangerous times and we need every available tool at our disposal to prevent terrorists from entering the United States and committing acts of bloodshed and violence, he said. We continue to be confident that the presidents executive order to protect this country is fully lawful and ultimately will be upheld by the Supreme Court.

This piece has been updated with reaction from the president.

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