Trump says he will end birthright citizenship
[NBC’s Kristen] Welker asked how Trump plans to end birthright citizenship and whether he would do it through executive action. Trump responded: “If we can, through executive action.”
“I was going to do it through executive action but then we had to fix Covid first, to be honest with you,” Trump said. “We have to end it. It’s ridiculous.”
The 14th Amendment, which was ratified in 1868, states: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” A constitutional amendment approved by Congress requires ratification by three-fourths of the states.
