Author and political analyst Dick Morris told
Newsmax TV Friday House Speaker Paul Ryan would not have the grounds to sue Donald Trump over his Muslim immigration ban if he becomes president.
"President Trump would have the authority to do that because the admission of refugees from these countries is a unilateral U.S. presidential decision, not a congressional mandate," Morris, referring to Trump's proposal to temporarily stop Muslims from immigrating to the United States, told Steve Malzberg.
Morris is the author of the new book,
"Armageddon: How Trump Can Beat Hillary."
"I don't know what's behind Paul Ryan. I really don't. I don't think he has a chance of getting nominated and I don't think he plans on it."
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In a Huffington Post interview this week that was published Friday, Ryan hinted at the
possibility of suing Trump should he win the presidency and enact his Muslim ban.
"All these attacks on him for being tough on Muslim immigration and terrorism are great for him," Morris said.
Morris referenced a Pew Research Center study, the results of which he included in his book, that found many Muslims support suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilians to defend Islam. Morris said a combined 19 percent of Muslims said those actions are rarely, sometimes, or often justified.
"Nineteen percent of 3 million people is 600,000 people. There are 3 million Muslims in the U.S. Can you imagine that?" Morris said. "And it shows that Trump's point is essentially valid, which is that you cannot vet these folks because they don't have vetting facilities in these countries."
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