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Trump Calls Birthright Citizenship a 'Hoax' in New Attack on the Supreme Court

The outburst steps up pressure on a court now considering his blocked order on birthright citizenship.

Pro and anti-Trump demonstrators rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court, before justices hear oral arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily, on Capitol Hill, in Washington on April 1, 2026.
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Overview

  • In a new Truth Social post, the president urged the Court to "use their powers of common sense," labeled birthright citizenship a "money making hoax," and criticized a past tariff decision.
  • The Supreme Court heard the case last week, and several justices signaled skepticism about reinterpreting the 14th Amendment’s guarantee for most people born in the United States.
  • The executive order Trump signed on Jan. 20, 2025 to restrict birthright citizenship is still blocked by lower courts and has never taken effect.
  • Trump amplified media and social clips about immigration, reposting a Fox segment citing 320,000 births to unauthorized or temporary‑visa mothers in 2023 and sharing an unevidenced video that claimed heavy welfare use.
  • The posts drew rebukes from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Tim Kaine, and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the Court is expected to issue a decision by early summer.