On the recordMarch 8, 2017
essentially, that's exactly right. And you don't have to take my word for that, just look at the very words that Donald Trump said when he was campaigning for president.
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transcripts.cnn.comessentially, that's exactly right. And you don't have to take my word for that, just look at the very words that Donald Trump said when he was campaigning for president.
Ferguson asserts that the travel ban is effectively a Muslim ban, referencing Trump's campaign statements.
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