U.S. Supreme Court justices pose for their group portrait at the Supreme Court on October 7, 2022. Seated (L-R): Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Samuel A. Alito, Jr. and Elena Kagan. Standing (L-R): Justices Amy Coney Barrett, Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Ketanji Brown Jackson. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
President Donald Trump attended Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship — a historic first for a sitting president.
Upon leaving, Trump posted, “We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow ‘Birthright’ Citizenship!” via Truth Social.
This claim is false. Birthright citizenship exists in dozens of countries, including U.S. neighbors Canada and Mexico. In the United States, birthright citizenship was enshrined in the 14th Amendment in 1868.
Since his first day in office, Trump has tried to overturn the constitutional right
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