Trump Voters in Wisconsin Firmly Behind Him
BLACKWELL: The breaking news this morning. An appeals court has denied the Justice Department's initial request to immediately restore the president's travel ban.</s>PAUL: Here's what that means. That the president's travel ban will remain on hold for the time being. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has asked for both sides to file legal briefs before the court makes any further decisions on that motion. We're going to be keeping you updated obviously throughout the morning, but we do know that those legal briefs, all of them due by Monday afternoon.</s>BLACKWELL: Yes, we know that protests have a way of attracting cameras, but those lashing out at President Trump's policies reflect only one side of the national movement.</s>PAUL: A lot of Americans, they're behind Trump 100 percent. CNN's Jason Carroll found some in Wisconsin, a state that was key to the president's election night.</s>JASON CARROLL, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): When you look at the reason why Donald Trump unexpectedly flipped the state of Wisconsin, look no further than this bar right outside of Milwaukee. It caters to a lot of Harley-Davidson employees who come from the plant just a few miles away. The patrons have plenty of praise for the president and find little tolerance for those protesting against him.</s>KIM GAMROTH, TRUMP SUPPORTER: Get over it. He's in. He's in. And just stop it. Stop it.</s>CARROLL: Kim Gamroth owns this bar and says her feelings mirror those of many in the community, a community that voted for Trump over Hillary Clinton by nearly 2-1. And Donnie Balusik is a Trump supporter. Balusik says he worked at Harley-Davidson for more than 40 years before he retired and was also a small business owner.</s>DONNIE BALUSIK, TRUMP SUPPORTER: It cost me a good business, I guess. Like a bar like this. You know, all of a sudden, certain people moved in an area and the white people move out.</s>CARROLL (on camera): You mean certain people, people who look like me?</s>BALUSIK: Or -- well, look, neighborhood changed, like 90 percent in less than two years, white people won't come in, and I had to sell it.</s>CARROLL: I wonder going forward, does it give you with a -- an unfavorable view of black people, Mexican people?</s>BALUSIK: Yes, it does. I'll be honest with you, I'm very prejudiced. And a lot of people know that.</s>CARROLL (voice-over): Balusik says his point of view is unedited. One that he says few people like him share publicly. (</s>On camera): Do you believe that a lot of other people who feel the way you do also voted for Trump because they feel the way you do?</s>BALUSIK: They do, trust me.</s>CARROLL (voice-over): Jennifer Murray and Kim Gamroth say they don't share Balusik's views and that they welcome all who come to the bar no matter their race, but they support Trump and are happy with what they've seen so far.</s>JENNIFER MURRAY, TRUMP SUPPORTER: He is backing up what he had said, you know, which is finally standing up for America, for the citizens of America.</s>GAMROTH: For small businesses or for everybody who voted for him. He said what he was going to do and he's doing it.</s>CARROLL: They also hope the president will keep pressuring U.S. companies to make more products in the United States. Lane Davidson, for example, assembles bikes in the United States but makes many parts overseas in countries like Mexico. Ross Winklbauer, the head of the local steel workers union, is encouraged by Trump pulling out of the Transpacific Partnership which he says was not good for U.S. workers, but he's personally troubled by the administration's immigration ban.</s>ROSS WINKLBAUER, LOCAL DIRECTOR, UNITED STEELWORKERS: The green lady, the Statue of Liberty, you know, welcome. And I just believe that's the way it should be.</s>CARROLL: Patrons such as Donnie Balusik are on board with what Trump has done so far and hope he continues to fulfill his promises.</s>BALUSIK: I hope he gets another four years after this one. It's got to be better than the Democrats.</s>PAUL: Jason Carroll, thank you so much.</s>BLACKWELL: All right. Still to come, a couple who escaped war-torn Aleppo and came to the U.S. They are now speaking out against President Trump's travel ban. We'll have their story, next.