Trump set for first U.S. Supreme Court visit as justices weigh travel ban


  • World
  • Thursday, 15 Jun 2017

President Donald Trump arrives to deliver a statement following the shooting. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time since he was elected, President Donald Trump is set to attend the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, presenting a potentially awkward moment as the court weighs what to do about his contentious executive order that attempts to restrict U.S. entry by people from six Muslim-majority countries.

Trump is scheduled to visit the ornate, marble-clad courthouse in Washington for the investiture of new Justice Neil Gorsuch, whose Senate confirmation in April was his first major accomplishment.

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