'It's, frankly, ridiculous'
He has clung to the idea in spite of the considerable fallout, which has included numerous prominent politicians — including Republicans — arguing that the president does not have the authority to make that kind of a change through executive order. Those lawmakers have said that birthright citizenship is a central element of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.
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