Trump rips birthright citizenship ahead of Supreme Court arguments

President Trump attacked birthright citizenship on Monday, days before the Supreme Court hears arguments about his administration's legal challenge to the 14th Amendment provision that grants citizenship to children born on U.S. soil. Trump's criticism targeted wealthy foreign nationals who he said use paid surrogacy to obtain citizenship for their children, framing the practice as an abuse of the system. The Supreme Court case represents Trump's most direct constitutional challenge yet, as a ruling in his favor could fundamentally reshape who is eligible for automatic citizenship at birth. The 14th Amendment's citizenship clause has been interpreted since the 1890s to grant citizenship to virtually all children born in the U.S. regardless of their parents' immigration status. The case is among the most consequential constitutional questions the Court will address this term.