Karoline Leavitt, the new Trump White House press secretary, ignited controversy during her first briefing by stating that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional. Leavitt's assertion drew swift criticism, with legal experts and politicians pointing to the clear language of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing birthright citizenship. Former RNC Chair Michael Steele questioned the constitutional basis for Leavitt's claim, while Mary Trump, the president's niece, called it a 'gauntlet' to throw down. Trump previously attempted to ban birthright citizenship through an executive order, which was met with immediate legal challenges and blocked by a federal judge.
Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday drew ridicule and ire after she boldly declared during her first briefing as the new Trump White House press secretary:Critics didn’t have to do too much work to point out that birthright citizenship is outlined, as follows, in the: “All persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
President Donald Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, commented: “The Constitution is unconstitutional is quite a gauntlet to throw down.”Trump signed an executive order to ban birthright citizenship on his first day back in office as part of his wider anti-immigrant agenda. The move faced an immediate legal challenge from Democratic-led states and last week a federal judge temporarily blocked it as “blatantly unconstitutional.
The Constitution is unconstitutional is quite a gauntlet to throw down.Karoline Leavitt: "The Trump administration believes that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional."We are pretending not to be able to read the literal text of the Constitution now. It has been 8 days.
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