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President to attend Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship case
Summary
President Trump said he planned to attend the Supreme Court arguments over his executive order about birthright citizenship and framed the issue in historical terms, arguing the original post–Civil War purpose differs from modern contexts cited by critics; he characterized some justices as likely to rule against him.
Reporters asked whether President Trump would attend the Supreme Court hearing on his order concerning birthright citizenship; the president said he intended to be present and characterized the legal argument as rooted in the post–Civil War context protecting children of enslaved people. "This was about slaves... it was at the end of the civil war," he said, and argued modern applications differ from that original rationale.
He also expressed skepticism about how justices appointed by certain presidents would rule, saying he expected some would vote against his position. The president did not provide legal briefs or cite specific case law during the briefing; reporters noted the Court would hear arguments the following day and asked follow-up procedural questions.
