Donald Trump has reacted to the US Supreme Court's latest birthright citizenship ruling with a sarcastic message aimed at Chinese President Xi Jinping. The US President took to Truth Social on Tuesday to congratulate Xi after the court rejected his attempt to limit automatic citizenship for children born in the United States. Trump wrote, 'I would like to congratulate President Xi, and the Great Country of China, on their massive Birthright Citizenship WIN!'
The post quickly drew attention because it referenced one of the most well-known constitutional cases in American history, United States v. Wong Kim Ark. The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision dealt a blow to one of the central parts of Trump's immigration agenda by reaffirming that the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment grants automatic citizenship to most children born on US soil, including those whose parents are in the country temporarily or illegally.
