The president said a new executive order would likely change ‘‘very little’’ from the first.

Trump, speaking to reporters on Air Force One as he flew to Florida for the weekend, said he expected his administration to win the legal battle over his original directive. But he said the White House was also weighing other alternatives, including making changes to the order, which suspended the nation’s refugee program and barred all entries from seven Muslim-majority countries.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to regroup after a stinging legal defeat, President Donald Trump said Friday he is considering signing a ‘‘brand new order’’ after his refugee and immigration travel ban was halted in court.


Trump’s comments came a day after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a restraining order on the originaltravel ban. A White House official suggested the administration was not planning to immediately ask the Supreme Court to overturn that order and would instead argue for its constitutionality in the lower courts, though the official cautioned that the next steps were not finalized and could change.

The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and insisted on anonymity.

Trump’s executive order was hastily unveiled at the end of his first week in office. It caused chaos at airports in the U.S. and sparked protests across the country.

The president has cast the order as crucial for national security. Earlier Friday, he promised to take action ‘‘very rapidly’’ to protect the U.S. and its citizens in the wake of the appeals court decision, but he did not specify what