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President-elect Donald Trump was criticized after he openly lied about birthright citizenship and showed he doesn't understand how it works in an interview with Meet the Press on Sunday.
Birthright citizenship is a legal concept that grants citizenship automatically at birth. It exists in two forms: ancestry-based citizenship and birthplace-based citizenship. The latter, known as jus soli, a Latin term meaning "right of the soil," grants citizenship based on the location of birth.
In the United States, birthright citizenship is enshrined in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which declares that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside."
Currently, 33 countries worldwide (along with two territories) offer unrestricted birthright citizenship. This list includes nations such as Argentina, Canada, Jamaica, and Mexico.
But after host Kristen Welker asked him if he still plans to abolish birthright citizenship "on day one" and questioned if he has the ability "to get around the Fourteenth Amendment," Trump said:
"We may have to make a change. We may have to go back to the people but we have to end it. We're the only country that has it, you know? We're the only country that has it."
“Did you know, if somebody sets a foot — just a foot, one foot, you don’t need two — on our land, congratulations, you are now a citizen of the United States of America. Yes, we’re going to end that, because it’s ridiculous."
His contention that if someone just steps foot within the United States betrays a deep ignorance of not just birthright citizenship, but of how becoming an American citizen actually works for anyone seeking to become an American citizen.
Welker did not push back against Trump’s completely inaccurate characterization of birthright citizenship or his claim that the United States is unique in recognizing it. However, she did ask whether he planned to implement his proposed change through executive action.
He replied:
“Well, 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.”
You can watch their exchange in the video below.
Welker: You promised to end birthright citizenship on day one. Is that still your plan? Trump: Yeah, absolutely.
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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Trump was swiftly called out for once again not knowing what he is talking about.
He'll be the first president to claim that the Constitution is unconstitutional.
— Ted (@trom771.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Also, stepping one foot (or even 2) on US soil doesn’t automatically make someone a citizen like he claims. The guy just lies constantly.
— Graham (@grahamson.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 5:21 PM
I’ll take narcissistic presidents who don’t understand the constitution for $1000 Ken…
— Marypat 🇮🇪🇺🇸❄️💙 (@marypatschrantz.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 11:03 AM
He has no idea how to do it. He thinks he will just snap fingers and it will happen.
— Jose //cat person 🐱 (@joseortega78.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 11:02 AM
This is beyond frustrating.. A) You can’t change our constitution. B) 30 other countries also have this guideline, we’re not the only ones. (This a basic google search) C) Ask him about his son. 🤣 We need to start fact-checking, publicly and immediately.
— Kristin_v (@kristinslc.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 1:05 PM
The day we don't have to watch and hear this guy ever again will be greatest day in US history.
— Marianne (@maranneb.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Trump: "We're the only country that has it..." Simple Fact Check: Currently, 33 nations (plus two territories) around the world have jus soli, or unrestricted, birthright citizenship. <BUZZ> <WRONG> <LIE DETECTED>
— Adam Tex Davis (@adamtexdavis.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Donald Trump thinks the Constitution is like the Bible: You just ignore the inconvenient parts.
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 2:10 PM
A constitutional amendment carries more weight than an executive order in the U.S. system of government, but Trump’s stance reflects a longstanding belief that steps should be taken to prevent the children of undocumented immigrants from claiming U.S. citizenship. Of course, he doesn't seem to have minded it when it enabled his father to claim citizenship as a result of having been born here.
CNN previously reported that Trump’s new administration might stop issuing passports to these children, potentially setting the stage for a legal battle over the issue.
Additionally, Trump’s team may increase the use of “expedited removal” for undocumented immigrants nationwide without court hearings, potentially challenging another clause of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees equal protection under the law to every person.
Both Trump and his incoming "border czar," Tom Homan, have stated they are willing to deport the parents of U.S. citizen children.
A group of 77 Nobel laureates wrote an open letter to Senate lawmakers stressing that confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President-elect Donald Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services "would put the public’s health in jeopardy and undermine America’s global leadership in health science."
The letter, obtained by The New York Times, represents a rare move by Nobel laureates, marking the first time in recent memory they have collectively opposed a Cabinet nominee, according to Richard Roberts, the 1993 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, who helped draft it.
However, the potential confirmation of Kennedy, known for his criticism of mainstream medicine and hostility toward the very scientists and agencies he would oversee, presented what the laureates saw as an avoidable threat.
The letter warned that Kennedy’s opposition to established public health measures, such as vaccines and the fluoridation of drinking water, would jeopardize the nation's well-being if he were confirmed.
The laureates—a list that includes Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, who received this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of microRNA—condemned Kennedy’s promotion of conspiracy theories, including his false claims linking vaccines to autism, his rejection of scientific evidence that H.I.V. causes AIDS, and his baseless suggestion that COVID-19 targeted and spared specific ethnic groups.
They also highlighted Kennedy’s history as a “belligerent critic” of agencies like the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health—institutions he would oversee if confirmed.
They wrote:
"We, the undersigned Nobel laureates, are writing to ask you to oppose the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)."
"The proposal to place Mr. Kennedy in charge of the federal agencies responsible for protecting the health of American citizens and conducting the medical research that benefits our country and the rest of humanity has been widely criticized on multiple grounds."
"In addition to his lack of credentials or relative experience in medicine, science, public health, or administration, has been an opponent of many health-protecting and life-saving vaccines, such as those that prevent measles and polio; a critic of the well-established positive effects of flouridation of drinking water; a promoter of conspiracy theories about remarkably successful treatments for AIDS and other diseases; and a belligerent critic of respected agencies (especially the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control, and the National Institutes of Health)."
"The leader of DHHS should continue to nurture and improve—not threaten—these important and highly respected institutions and their employees."
"In view of his record, placing Mr. Kennedy in charge of DHHS would would put the public's health in jeopardy and undermine America's global leadership in the health sciences, in both the public and commercial sectors."
"We strongly urge you to vote against the confirmation of his appointment as Secretary of DHHS."
Many joined them in sounding the alarm.
A spokeswoman for Trump's transition team dismissed these concerns, issuing the following statement:
"Americans are sick and tired of the elites telling them what to do and how to do it. Our healthcare system in this country is broken, Mr. Kennedy will enact President Trumps [sic] agenda to restore the integrity of our healthcare and Make America Healthy Again.”
DHHS plays a critical role in shaping public health policy, addressing disease prevention and treatment, funding medical research and community health initiatives, supporting child welfare programs such as adoption, foster care, and child abuse prevention, and developing strategies to counter bioterrorism. It also oversees refugee resettlement for individuals seeking asylum in the United States and much more.
If confirmed, Kennedy would take charge of a sprawling health policy apparatus that encompasses 13 agencies, manages a $2 trillion budget, and administers key federal health programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. However, the Trump transition team has signaled that many of these programs could face deep cuts—or even elimination.
Well, it was only a matter of time.
The bizarre weirdos at One Million Moms, the far-right Christian group that claims to be one million strong despite having only 4,300 followers on its 14-year-old X account and 579 on Instagram, are furious about Wicked. Furious!
The group, which is absolutely obsessed with LGBTQ+ people, is hoppin' mad about the blockbuster film because of its supposedly queer content, of which it has precisely none, and its "tremendous amount of witchcraft and sorcery," which aren't real.
Nevertheless, the group has started a petition to boycott the film, which has grossed $457 million so far and is still selling out nearly three weeks after its release. The boycott ship may have sailed, ladies!
One Million Moms is protesting the depiction of LGBTQ+ characters and witches within the movie "Wicked."
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— Newsweek (@newsweek.com) December 6, 2024 at 5:10 PM
In an email sent to its followers, One Million Moms wrote:
“Four of the film’s main characters are openly queer or gay in real life, or at the minimum, these actors have spoken about their queer experiences.”
Okay, and? So is someone you pass on the street every single day, what is your point?
This is presumably a reference to stars Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang, and Marissa Bode, who are all LGBTQ+, but none of the film's characters are explicitly queer and there are no queer elements to the storyline.
Anyway, the email complains that the film's content is a "nod to inclusivity," which is of course the scariest thing possible to a group of good Christian bigots. The email goes on to snipe:
“Universal has now decided to be politically correct instead of providing family-friendly programming.”
“As moms, we all want to know when Universal is attempting to desensitize our children by normalizing the LGBTQ lifestyle.”
LOL okay. I'm sure if any good, Christian entertainment could pull in half a billion dollars in three weeks Universal would make some, but alas!
On social media, people obviously found this whole thing ridiculous for many reasons.
The ‘moms’ are idiots. It’s only going to help #Wicked at the box office.
— Jenluvs4evrCam (@jivajenandcam.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 5:18 PM
One Million? That makes them a minority. Unless they're a subdivision of Moms For Liberty aka Klanned Karenhood.
— Sue Me (@superberg.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 5:13 PM
One Million Moms created a petition asking for a boycott against Wicked due to witchcraft and homosexual themes. 11,000 people signed the petition. Wicked made over $455.5 million worldwide so far. Looks like their boycott really worked.
— Theodore Cecil DeCelles (@galaxysquires.bsky.social) December 10, 2024 at 8:15 PM
They are not protesting a "depiction" of characters they are protesting the existence of LGBTQ+ actors and LGBTQ+ people in general. Did you even read your own article? Headline should read "Homophobic Radicals try to turn the public against a beloved musical in hope of spreading hatred"
— belleoflonglake.bsky.social (@belleoflonglake.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Yes. Bad enough they hate depictions of LGBTIA c people in story lines. They also hate the fact that LGBTIA can make a living too.
— John (@johnjnj1.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Pisses off conservatives. Awesome....must make sure i go see it
— Jmorse (@jmorse80.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 5:17 PM
This hate group shamelessly co-opts and denigrates motherhood. In addition to blatant hate for lgbtq+ actors, (there are no openly lgbtq+ characters) they are also upset by the "witchcraft." The only pointy hats they seem to like are white. They can stay home and watch the grass grow.
— Foggy River (@foggyriver.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 5:41 PM
What LGBTQ agenda? Did they watch it? I don't remember seeing anything really promoting or even really being overtly queer in the production. Unless you mean having queer actors/actresses and being a musical which is kinda more flamboyant in general.
— Layne (@laynej.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 5:20 PM
To be boycotted is the best free publicity.
— Osi Mizzuno (@osimizzuno.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I don’t under the entitlement of this whole movement. If you don’t like something in pop culture, don’t allow your children to interact with it. Stop being weird and controlling.
— 💙Amy💙 (@nerdie42.bsky.social) December 6, 2024 at 6:57 PM
So far, One Million Moms' petition telling moms not to see Wicked has garnered a bit more than 12,000 signatures in five days. Guess the other 988,000 moms don't have internet or something.
As a neutodivergent person, it's often difficult to get an accurate medical diagnosis from a doctor. It isn't their fault, though.
My brain is wired differently for sensory perception—something that's been understood about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) for decades. But it took longer—and much more research—to prove that also includes sensations like hunger and pain.
Things that rarely cause neurotypical people pain can be excruciating for people with ASD. Things like specific tastes, smells, sounds, textures, and even lighting.
But things that warn a neurotypical person that there's a problem with their body, might not register at all for people with ASD. Things like pain from broken bones or gall stones or kidney stones.
But after living in my own skin for decades, I've figured out what signals my body does receive and what they mean. And I've been fairly lucky—or persuasive—with medical professionals in receiving the appropriate tests and treatment to cure what ailed me.
A curious individual asked doctors specifically about patients' self-diagnoses, but as often happens on Reddit, more non-doctors than non-doctors answered.
Reddit user Musikcookie asked:
"Doctors of reddit: What was the wildest self-diagnoses a patient was actually right about?"
"EM/ICU doc here with over 10yrs of experience."
"While it's not quite a diagnosis, experience has taught me to take very seriously when a patient states he's about to die, even if he appears in a stable/controlled condition."
"Patients who have a life-threatening condition usually have a premonition about their imminent decompensation, which is usually preceded by very subtle signs of worsening that may be confounded with pretty much anything that happens on a resuscitation room or on the back of an ambulance."
"I've had patients who appeared to be in a completely stable condition, with acute conditions where cardiac arrest was not foreseeable (example: motorcycle accident with single limb injury), who briefly mentioned they think they are about to die before suddenly entering in cardiac arrest due to a malignant arrhythmia."
"It's believed that patients may perceive a sudden drop of blood pressure and/or the usual release and spike of adrenaline and other catecholamines as 'imminent death', but the reason why this happens is not clear.
"Some we are able to return, others we lose, or 'recover' them to a state where death would be better."
~ shaarlander
"I'm a phone triage RN for a family practice. Had an early 60s female that we talked to often call one time in a near panic attack, convinced she had terminal cancer."
"Super nice lady, but high anxiety. Really not in terrible health otherwise. She wasn't even feeling unwell and had the vaguest set of symptoms."
"Scheduled her same day with her PCP who orders a CT of her abdomen to hopefully help alleviate her concerns...."
"Nope. Metastatic pancreatic cancer. She was dead within 6 weeks. I'll never forget taking her initial call and trying to calm her down."
~ Wobbly_Joe
"When I was in labor with my second, after 15 hours of hard labor and 3 hours of pushing (with epidural—I’d been having contractions every 6 minutes for 4 weeks around the clock, but nothing was progressing) I remember looking at my husband and saying, 'I know why women die in childbirth' right before I passed out.
"I woke up in the OR as they were doing my c-section. My doctor was on the way to the hospital and they had called her to tell her what I said and what happened."
"She said she screamed at them to get me into surgery ASAP because it was an absolute emergency. Apparently I was right."
"My body was going into shock and shutting down. Had they waited the 15 minutes for her to get to the hospital, neither my kid nor I would have made it."
"Instead, he’s turning 11 next week and has a 9-year-old little brother."
~ Gloomy_Carrot_7196
"I ran cross country in college. My senior year my thigh ached. I told everyone something was wrong with my bone while being told it was a muscle issue."
"After being treated for every muscle issue in the book, I demanded an x-ray. I had a stress fracture more than halfway through my femur."
~ Lampy-Boi
"Had a patient who came into the ED with vague mild abdominal pain whose friend recently died of colon cancer. She was convinced she must have it too."
"Told her cancer wasn't contagious like that, but ordered a CT scan because she was so insistent in order to reassure her. Low and behold, she had a huge colon mass. Very unusual case."
~ harrycrewe
"I knew my partner had leukemia about a week before I could convince him to go to the doctor. He was bleeding and bruising really easily and had petechiae. I wanted to go to urgent care where I knew the CBC was done quickly onsite, but he instead wanted to wait to go to his primary."
"I took him to his primary and had a bag packed for the hospital in the trunk. The doctor told him it was likely a B-12 deficiency, but that he'd do bloodwork to put my mind at ease anyway."
"I asked if the CBC was done onsite or not, and he said it was sent out. I asked if he planned to rush the CBC."
"He got very angry and said, 'there is nothing the CBC could show that would change my treatment plan'. Then he told my partner he needed to stop me from Googling."
"We got a call that night from the lab that his WBCs were dangerously high and platelets were dangerously low and I had to immediately take him to the ER. I did, and he was diagnosed with acute leukemia."
~ Psmpo
"This is why I usually ask patients what they think is going on or if there is anything they’re specifically worried about."
"Either I get a good idea, or I can figure out a way to make them feel better about their concern."
~ feather421
"One of my dearest friends from middle school was suffering from absolutely devastating medical issues. She went from bright and thriving in university to having to drop out before she graduated because her health bottomed out. She lost her job that paid her a fantastic amount... basically her entire life fell apart."
"She was telling me about the new weird thing happening with her: some strange anemia that was found to be the result of abnormally low ferritin in her blood, which is what enables your red blood cells to carry iron."
"That was when something clicked in my brain: horrible digestive issues, peculiar anemia, chronic infections in her spleen that required a splenectomy, would sunburn to a blistering point in less than a half-hour, a diagnosed 'allergy' to sulfa drugs, horrible reactions to carbamazepine, retinol gave her a suppurating skin rash."
"I'm a pre-med dropout and one of the first classes I took on my path to pre-med was an undergrad course in rare conditions and diseases. And one of the ones we discussed in our inherited disorders segment of class was porphyria."
"There's an easy way to tell if someone has porphyria: have them pee into a clear plastic or glass cup and expose it to direct sunlight. In a period of hours to days, the urine of people with porphyria will turn from clear or yellow to a wine red or wine purple."
"So I asked her if she trusted me enough to do something weird, told her to get a clear plastic disposable cup from her kitchen, pee in it, and put it in her windowsill where nobody could see it. And if anything about it changed, come tell me."
"Approximately four hours later, she called me on the phone screaming that her 'piss turned f*cking purple-red like a goddamn vampire' and I told her she needed to go to the doctor and get tested for porphyria."
"2 weeks later she tagged me on Facebook calling me the 'Lesbian Doctor House' because she was diagnosed with congenital erythropoietic porphyria!"
"She’s doing as 'better' as she can. It's a recessive genetic disease so, barring some exciting news related to CRISPR, there's no way to cure her. She's on several medications to help manage her symptoms, there's special lightbulbs all over her house that don't produce UV radiation, and she basically has to live nocturnally now."
"HOWEVER, I want to state that all of that is much better than where she was before! She is much healthier, feels much better, and the adjustments weren't too hard when she was literally dying before."
~ Ranger_Chowdown
"I’m a nurse, but just had a patient who came in for a colonoscopy due to constipation and pain with bowel movements. He told me prior to the test he felt like there was something 'catching' on the left side of his abdomen when he pooped and was like 'maybe I have a big polyp there or something'."
"Sure enough, he ended up having a 2.5 cm polyp that we removed from that exact area. I’ll never get to find out if that catching sensation ever went away for him, but I thought it was interesting that he was right."
~ madicoolcat
"I work as a medical lab tech. We had a patient who came in insisting that her neighbor was poisoning her. Everyone dismissed her assuming she has some kind of paranoid psychosis."
"She remained in the ER on a psych eval. I ran all the standard labs on her and they were normal but this patient would not budge. She was admitted to psych on a hold."
"At this point, one of the hospitalist decided ‘why not’ and ordered labs to test for several heavy metals (mercury, arsenic, cadmium, lead, thallium) and ethylene glycol (antifreeze). Her ethylene glycol level was 32. THIRTY TWO."
"The appropriate level is zero, so that's significant."
"I don't know if she was legit being poisoned by her neighbor or if it was self induced, but damn, that patient taught me a very important lesson that day."
~ Wrong_Character2279
"The lesson being that if a patient tells you they're being poisoned, you should probably check for the most common poisons?"
~ ElectroNetty
"I’m a patient. I had a super painful skin infection on my face and neck that my dermatologist insisted was just an eczema flare up. She prescribed topical steroids."
"They help in the short term, but I continued having painful rashes on my face. I asked if it could be a fungal rash, but the derm said she was sure it was eczema. Unfortunately, steroids weaken your immune system, thin your skin, and facilitate spreading of any infection."
"A few months later, my hands and fingernails get really painful. Life was hard because I was in pain when I tried to do normal things like write, type, open things, etc... Eventually, I started getting bleeding blisters on my hands and my actual nails turned yellow."
"I see the dermatologist because at this point I realize topical antifungals give me some relief, but I’d need oral antifungals to treat the actual nails. The dermatologist swore this was eczema dishydrosis."
"I asked for a culture to be taken, and she took a swab (NOT A NAIL CLIPPING which is needed to diagnose fungal infections of the nails). So the diagnostic test of course came back negative. She prescribed steroids again, but I was hesitant to use them because at this point, I did not trust my dermatologist one bit."
"I see my PCP and tell him what’s up. He agrees to try oral terbinafine, and worked. My nails fell out and grew back in, and the infection cleared up. The rashes on my face cleared up, too."
"I was on the antifungal for 7 months. I had a follow-up with the dermatologist and showed her how the antifungals actually worked and to show her SHE WAS WRONG."
~ Oatmeal_Captain0o0
"Patient here. Told my family GP (who I’d seen since I was a kid, and who worked with and saw both my parents as patients for years) that I thought I had reactive hypoglycemia."
"He scoffed. 'You don’t have that. Why would you think you have that?'."
"I told him my symptoms. He was doubtful, but told the nurse to get me a Coke and made me chug it. Sent me to roam around the hospital for a little bit, then get bloodwork and come back."
"I came back, and his first words were, 'This is so aggravating'."
"'Does…that mean I have it?'."
"'YES, THAT MEANS YOU HAVE IT'."
~ chekhovsdickpic
"Not a doctor, but my aunt and uncle had a Border Collie that would bury his nose in my uncle's back when he was sitting on the couch or recliner. He would walk up, sniff and keep sniffing until my uncle would shoo him away. A bit later he would come back sniff again and just stare at my uncle."
"A few weeks later, my aunt was watching one of the local news channels and they featured a dog that could smell Parkinson's and she jokingly told my uncle about it. He mentioned their dog constantly sniffing one spot and one spot only on his back."
"So he went to a high school friend who was a doctor in dermatology. He said it didn't look right and did a biopsy on it."
"Sure enough, he had skin cancer, but they caught it early and all he ended up with was a scar on his back."
~ AnatidaephobiaAnon
"Woman in her 40s came in and told me she was having seizures."
"I asked how she knew and she said her right hand would periodically stiffen. There was no loss of consciousness or other symptoms more associated with classic seizures, but I ordered tests anyway."
"Turns out she had been having multiple focal seizures."
~ darcydidwhat
"Not a doctor, but in junior high I had a little cough that just wouldn’t go away. My grandmother was CONVINCED it was whooping cough [pertusdis]."
"I felt totally fine—it was just an annoying cough. She made me go to the doctor and told the doctor that she thought I had whooping cough. The doctor informed her that it hadn’t been in our area in over 10 years so she doubted that was the case."
"My grandma forced her to test me for it anyway."
"Turned out I was positive and considered patient 0. The whole school basically ended up getting it, and we had to shut down for 2 weeks until it went away."
~ Emergency-Economy654
Have you ever been right about a self-diagnosis?
In an appearance on NBC's Meet The Press on Sunday, Republican President-elect Donald Trump announced several of his priorities for when he takes office.
He promised to start mass deportation efforts, impose tariffs, pardon his MAGA minions convicted for the January 6 Capitol riot that resulted in at least five deaths, injuries to over 150 members of law enforcement, and millions of dollars in damages, and weaponize the Justice Department against those who investigated the attack.
Another area Trump vowed to make a high priority on day one is eliminating birthright citizenship via executive order.
Trump toldMeet The Press host Kristen Welker:
"We have to end it. We're going to end that because it's ridiculous."
Then he falsely claimed:
"We’re the only country that has it, you know."
In response, many were quick to point out four of Trump's five children were born in the United States to mothers who weren't United States citizens at the time of their birth.
However, since Donald Trump was a United States citizen at the time of their birth, all of his children would be citizens due to both their place of birth and their father's citizenship.
Instead, four of his five children were so-called anchor babies for their non-citizen mothers just as two of Donald Trump's siblings were anchor babies for his own Scottish-born mother. All three women eventually became United States citizens.
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While Donald's children would not be affected by an end to birthright citizenship, his father would have been. A fact pointed out by Trump's niece, Mary Trump.
Speaking on MSNBC, Mary Trump said:
"He's a deeply ignorant, cruel man who seems to forget that his father was a first-generation American."
"If it hadn't been for birthright citizenship, my grandfather probably wouldn't have been allowed to stay here."
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Mary Trump added:
"What [Donald Trump] also doesn't understand is the reason why we have the 14th Amendment was because we enslaved an entire race of people."
"[It is] another instance in which we are in the unfortunate position of having to rely on Republicans to do the right thing and protect American citizens."
Both of Donald Trump's paternal grandparents were German-born.
But when their son Frederick Trump—Donald's father—was born, he became a United States citizen through birthright citizenship.
People—including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton—were unsurprised by the President-elect's hypocrisy and ignorance.
During his disastrous interview with Kristen Welker, Trump said no other country has birthright citizenship, and Welker did not challenge it. For what it's worth, dozens of countries have birthright citizenship
— David Pakman (@davidpakman.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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I’m a U.S. citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. My parents legally immigrated from Colombia. Ending birthright citizenship is Trump’s way to target people of color who oppose him. He wants to make legal immigration impossible unless you’re a wealthy Trump supporter.
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— Leia🌻 (@theswprincess.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 10:38 AM
"Trump Lays Out Agenda in Extended Interview" Alt headline: Trump promises extremist agenda in extended interview. President-elect wants to jail Jan 6th committee; pardon Jan 6th domestic terrorists, deport entire families & end birthright citizenship. www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
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— @NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) (@newsjennifer.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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Trump wants to end birthright citizenship through executive order and plans to deport entire families even if children are citizens. 1. Birthright citizenship is Constitutional - Trump can challenge it in court, but CANNOT end it via EOs. 2. He can't deport legitimate citizens if they want to stay.
— Tirah Att (@tirahatt.bsky.social) December 8, 2024 at 10:36 AM
The United States and at least 93 other countries have birthright citizenship. Under this provision, children are granted citizenship upon birth in two forms: ancestry-based and birthplace-based.
As outlined by the American Immigration Council, the U.S. employs a combination of:
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution grants birthright citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside."
Birthplace-based citizenship—or jus soli, the Latin legal term meaning "right of the soil"—grants citizenship to those born in the United States, in one of the territories of the USA, or on land designated as U.S. soil—such as military bases and embassies located in foreign countries.
Ancestry-based citizenship—jus sanguinis or "right of blood"—confers citizenship on any baby born of a parent that holds U.S. citizenship.
While future Presidents can reverse executive orders from prior administrations, amending the Constitution requires extraordinary consensus: two-thirds majority in Congress plus ratification by 38 state legislatures.
