Jeff Sessions Dismisses Hawaii as an “Island in the Pacific”
- Funny
- Offensive
Attorney General Gets Lei’d
April 21, 2017 – Attorney General Jeff Sessions dismissed the State of Hawaii as merely “an island in the Pacific” during an interview on conservative talk radio program “The Mark Levin Show.” While discussing the Federal District Court ruling that blocked a second attempt by the Trump administration to enforce a travel ban from a number of largely Muslim countries, Sessions said:
“I really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order that stops the president of the United States from what appears to be clearly his statutory and constitutional power.”
The cursory description of Hawaii drew swift responses from across the web including from Senator Brian Schatz:
“Mr. Attorney General: You voted for that judge. And that island is called Oahu. It’s my home. Have some respect.”