Donald Trump has said that he could make an appearance at the Supreme Court this week. The President stated that he plans to attend an upcoming hearing centering on his controversial executive order on birthright citizenship.
Donald Trump plans to visit Supreme Court
Donald Trump has suggested that he might attend Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing on his birthright citizenship executive order. Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, the President said, “I’m going,” before adding, “I think so. I do believe.” His presence at the hearing would mark the first time a sitting president has attended an oral argument at the Supreme Court.
Trump signed the executive order on the first day of his second term. The order seeks to restrict federal benefits and citizenship to children who are born in the U.S. to undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders. The President argued that automatic birthright citizenship encourages illegal immigration and what many refer to as “birth tourism.”
The POTUS reiterated his argument while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office. He stated that birthright citizenship established in the Constitution’s 14th Amendment was only meant for children born to former slaves.
“Everything having to do with birthright citizenship, it was at the end of the Civil War,” Trump stated. “The reason was it had to do with the babies of slaves and the protection of the babies of slaves. It didn’t have to do with the protection of multi-millionaires and billionaires wanting to have their children get an American citizenship,” he added.
Constitutional scholars have widely opposed Trump’s stance on birthright citizenship. The majority of judges had previously blocked the executive order. They ruled that the 14th Amendment grants citizenship to almost everyone born on U.S. soil, irrespective of their parents’ status. However, the Trump administration is seeking to overturn the rulings, with arguments set to be heard by Supreme Court justices on Wednesday.
Originally reported by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.
