Trump uses London terror attack to promote his 'Muslim ban'

Donald Trump has used the latest terrorist attack in London to promote his beleaguered travel ban on residents of six Muslim-majority countries.

“Another attack in London by a loser terrorist,” the President tweeted, hours after an improvised explosive device detonated in the London subway system.

He added: “The travel ban into the United States should be far larger, tougher and more specific – but stupidly, that would not be politically correct!”

Later, in an appearance at the White House Rose Garden, Mr Trump said the country must be “smarter” when it comes to terrorism.

“It’s a terrible thing,” he said of the London attack. “It keeps going and going, and we have to be very smart and we have to be very, very tough – perhaps we’re not nearly tough enough.”

The US Supreme Court allowed a partial version of Mr Trump’s ban to be implemented in June. The ban has been plagued with legal challenges since its inception, with many claiming it amounts to an unconstitutional ban on Muslims.

The version of the ban permitted by the Supreme Court is Mr Trump’s second pass at the policy, which originally banned residents of seven Muslim-majority countries. The President has previously threatened to bring the full version of the ban before the Court.

The Supreme Court further amended the ban to allow foreign nationals with a “bona fide connection” to the US to enter the country. This includes students at US universities; employees of US companies, and parents, spouses, fiancés, children, siblings and half-siblings of people in the US.

The 9th Circuit Court of appeals recently expanded the list of relatives to include grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other extended family members. The Supreme Court, however, barred them from extending the list to include certain classes of refugees.

The Court will make their full ruling on the ban in October.