President Donald Trump said Sunday that he expects the Supreme Court to rule against his executive order ending birthright citizenship, while calling on Republican-appointed justices to show "loyalty" to his administration. The remarks, posted on Truth Social, drew immediate attention given the Supreme Court's constitutionally independent role as a check on executive power.
Trump predicted in his post that the Court "will be ruling against us on Birthright Citizenship," singling out two of his own appointees, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Amy Coney Barrett, by name. He argued it is acceptable for justices to be loyal to the presidents who appointed them, writing: "They have to do the right thing, but it's really OK for them to be loyal to the person that appointed them."
