On Sunday, President Donald Trump appeared on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and doubled down on his stance that birthright citizenship is an outdated policy that must be ended.
Host Kristen Welker questioned him, “Let me ask you about some of your other promises on this topic. You promised to end birthright citizenship on day one. Is that still your plan?”
Trump responded with a firm, “Yeah, absolutely.”
This is another campaign promise that Donald Trump is going to fulfill.
Remember during the primary when all of the GOP Presidential candidates supported ending birthright citizenship, except @NikkiHaley?
Good times. https://t.co/ksiFOQWVxN
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) December 8, 2024
Welker tried to challenge him by bringing up the 14th Amendment, saying, “The 14th Amendment, though, says that, quote, all persons born in the United States are citizens. Can you get around the 14th Amendment with an executive action?”
Trump confidently replied, “We’ll have to get a change. Maybe we’ll have to go back to the people, but we have to end it. We’re the only country that has it, you know?”
Donald Trump vows to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal migrants on his first day in office. 👀 pic.twitter.com/wSd4bAwDcd
— Tiffany Fong (@TiffanyFong_) December 8, 2024
Welker pressed further, “Through an executive action?”
Trump reiterated his point: “We’re the only country that has it. Someone sets a foot, one foot, on our land, congratulations, you are now a citizen of the United States of America! Yes, we’re going to end that because it’s ridiculous.”
Welker asked again, “Through executive action?”
Trump concluded by stating his intentions clearly: “Well, if we can, through executive action. I was going to do it through executive action, but we had to fix COVID first, to be honest with you. We have to end it.”