U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his campaign to end birthright citizenship, arguing that the constitutional provision was originally intended to protect the children of formerly enslaved people, not the children of wealthy foreign nationals or undocumented immigrants.
“We’ll take care of the birthright citizenship because that was not meant for rich people from other countries,” Trump said.
“It was meant for the babies of slaves. I know they got it wrong.”
Trump maintained that the citizenship guarantee, introduced through the Fourteenth Amendment after the American Civil War, was designed to ensure citizenship for the children of formerly enslaved people rather than those born to foreign visitors or undocumented migrants in the United States.
Although he acknowledged the Supreme Court's decision, the president said his administration would continue exploring legal options to pursue changes to the policy.
“We’ll work it out some way,” he added.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance also criticised the ruling, arguing that the framers of the Fourteenth Amendment never intended automatic citizenship to apply to children born to undocumented immigrants or temporary visitors.
The comments come amid the Trump administration's continued efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, one of its most controversial immigration policies, despite legal challenges and opposition from civil rights groups.
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