Summary
President Donald Trump mentioned he might attend a Supreme Court hearing about birthright citizenship. It would be rare for a sitting president to attend such hearings. This hearing involves a legal challenge to Trump's order trying to end birthright citizenship for certain children born in the U.S.
Key Facts
- President Trump said he thinks he will attend the Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship.
- It is unusual for a sitting U.S. president to attend Supreme Court oral arguments.
- Trump has attended ceremonies for Supreme Court Justices but not oral arguments.
- The case, Trump v. Barbara, involves Trump's order aiming to end birthright citizenship for some U.S.-born children.
- Trump linked the issue of birthright citizenship to children of slaves, contrasting it with children of wealthy foreigners.
- Trump expressed mixed feelings about the current Supreme Court justices.