US President Donald Trump on June 30 (IST) reacted to the US Supreme Court’s decision upholding birthright citizenship, calling the ruling “too bad for our Country” and urging Congress to pass legislation to end the practice. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that although the Supreme Court had upheld birthright citizenship, Congress could still address the issue through legislation backed by the President.”The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process,” Trump wrote.
Rejecting the need for a constitutional amendment, Trump argued that lawmakers should move swiftly to change the law.
“No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary! Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship,” he said.
Trump also pledged his full backing to any legislative effort aimed at ending birthright citizenship, adding, “They will have my Complete and Total Support!”