Some congressional Republicans called on President Donald Trump to respect judges’ rulings blocking his executive actions, while others say the courts should back off and allow him to do his job.

“We have a judicial system,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, told reporters at the Capitol Tuesday, The Hill reported Wednesday. “If you don’t like the ruling, you can appeal the ruling and you can follow that through. But we are a nation of laws and it is not necessarily for you or I to be the final arbiter here. This is why we entrust the judiciary with this responsibility.”

Federal judges have blocked Trump’s actions on freezing spending on federal grants and loans, banning birthright citizenship, and dismantling the U.S. Agency on International Development (USAID). But some Republicans say they are concerned about a constitutional crisis if he disobeys the orders and moves ahead. 

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