{"id":2621652,"date":"2026-06-30T15:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-turns-to-congress-for-birthright-citizenship-lifeline\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:03:05","slug":"trump-turns-to-congress-for-birthright-citizenship-lifeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-turns-to-congress-for-birthright-citizenship-lifeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump turns to Congress for birthright citizenship lifeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-turns-to-congress-for-birthright-citizenship-lifeline%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2621652&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is seeking legislative action from congress to address birthright citizenship after the supreme Court rejected his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-led-states-sue-biden-admin-over-expansive-climate-order-targeting-trump-legacy\/\" title=\"Republican-Led States Sue Biden Admin Over Expansive Climate ... Targeting Trump Legacy\">executive order aimed<\/a> at ending the practice.The Court ruled 6-3 against trump&#8217;s order,which he signed on his first day in office last year. Trump expressed disappointment on social media and urged Congress to pass legislation to abolish birthright citizenship, asserting that a constitutional amendment is unnecessary. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh pointed out that Congress could clarify eligibility for citizenship through legislation within the framework of the Fourteenth Amendment, but has yet to do so. Several bills have been introduced by lawmakers seeking to define or restrict birthright citizenship via legislative means, though the legal viability of thes efforts remains uncertain. Some conservatives propose amending the Constitution to address the issue, with Senate republican Eric Schmitt advocating for a constitutional amendment if legislation fails.The White House declined to specify which bill the president supports,and some former Trump officials view the Court&#8217;s decision as a setback,though they anticipate conservatives will focus on border security and immigration enforcement. Democrats, on the other hand, see the ruling as a victory that upholds the protections enshrined in the 14th Amendment, reaffirming that anyone born in the U.S. is a citizen.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> is turning to Congress to pass legislation on birthright citizenship after an attempt to end the practice via executive order was struck down by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/supreme-court\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"11310\">Supreme Court<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court voted down Trump\u2019s executive order ending birthright <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/citizenship\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1453\">citizenship<\/a> by a 6-3 vote on Tuesday morning, striking down an executive order that\u00a0Trump\u00a0signed on his first day back in office last year. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4630234\/dhs-roxbury-new-jersey-warehouse-detention-center-scrapped\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DHS scraps plan for converting New Jersey warehouse into detention center<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4628563\/haitians-syrians-self-deport-or-face-ice\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Haitians and Syrians must self-deport in a matter of hours or face ICE, officials say<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4627992\/ohio-mike-dewine-trump-tps-haiti\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ohio\u2019s DeWine tells Trump to \u2018reconsider\u2019 stripping TPS protections from Haitians<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4593917\/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-struck-down\/\">SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN TRUMP\u2019S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP EXECUTIVE ORDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116839981384247632\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a> Tuesday afternoon that the decision \u201cis too bad for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the president, that has now been determined during this process. No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!\u201d he added. \u201cCongress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supreme Court Justice <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brett-kavanaugh\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"385\">Brett Kavanaugh<\/a>, a Trump appointee, wrote an opinion in the case that outlined a potential way for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"31\">Congress<\/a> to clarify who is eligible for birthright citizenship via legislation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCongress could\u2014consistent with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/14th-amendment\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4711\">Fourteenth Amendment<\/a>\u2014amend [existing law] or otherwise enact new legislation establishing exceptions to birthright citizenship for children born to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-says-babies-of-illegal-aliens-ccp-birth-tourists-are-us-citizens-because-of-magic-dirt\/\" title=\"SCOTUS: Kids Born To Illegals, Birth Tourists In U.S. Are Citizens\">foreign citizens unlawfully<\/a> or temporarily in the country,\u201d Kavanaugh wrote. \u201cBut Congress has not yet done so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers have introduced at least two bills regarding birthright citizenship, one in the House by Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX) and another by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), both of which try to avoid the need for a constitutional amendment by providing further legislative definitions of the 14th Amendment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham underscored his legislative endeavors on Tuesday, promising to make birthright citizenship one of his top priorities if he is Senate Judiciary Committee chairman next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4629173\/trumpworld-buyers-remorse-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court\/\"><strong>TRUMPWORLD \u2018OBVIOUSLY\u2019 FEELING BUYER\u2019S REMORSE OVER AMY CONEY BARRETT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere should be two pathways to citizenship \u2013 one, under the 14th Amendment, to \u2018All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof\u2019 and two, via naturalization,\u201d he wrote. \u201cI disagree with the Supreme Court that children of illegal aliens and aliens only in the U.S. temporarily are \u2018subject to the jurisdiction\u2019 of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For years, I have been pushing legislation and a constitutional amendment to change the United States\u2019 policy on birthright citizenship. While I\u2019m disappointed in the Court\u2019s decision regarding birthright citizenship, I am determined more than ever to put an end to this major\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/2071999227664675087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, it is unclear whether Babin and Graham\u2019s approach would withstand their own potential legal challenges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) on Tuesday proposed a constitutional amendment, despite Trump\u2019s suggestion that one wasn\u2019t needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Supreme Court\u2019s birthright citizenship decision is wrong, dangerous, and disastrous for American sovereignty and the American people,\u201d he wrote on Tuesday. \u201cIf we can\u2019t fix it with ordinary legislation, then we must do what the Constitution commands in moments of national crisis: We must amend the Constitution and restore American citizenship. We must again put \u2018We the People\u2019 first.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Supreme Court\u2019s birthright citizenship decision is wrong, dangerous, and disastrous for American sovereignty and the American people. If we can&#8217;t fix it with ordinary legislation, then we must do what the Constitution commands in moments of national crisis: We must amend the\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8shwWkFGXY\">pic.twitter.com\/8shwWkFGXY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Eric Schmitt (@SenEricSchmitt) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenEricSchmitt\/status\/2071967416012189996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To amend the Constitution, Schmidtt\u2019s measure would have to be supported by a two-thirds vote in the House and Senate or find support from two-thirds of the country\u2019s state legislatures at a national convention. It would then have to be ratified by three-fourths of the states, either through those state legislatures or special ratification conventions. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House officials declined to say which bill the president supported and referred questions on the subject back to Trump\u2019s post on social media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless, a former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"339\">Trump administration<\/a> official downplayed the Supreme Court\u2019s decision as a defeat for the president.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was always going to be one piece of a broader strategy,\u201d the source told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cConservatives will move past this ruling quickly and lean harder into border security and tighter <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/immigration\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"15\">immigration<\/a> enforcement, where the public is firmly on their side. If anything, this sharpens the contrast heading into next cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former White House official from Trump\u2019s first term, however, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the administration\u2019s \u201chands are, effectively, tied\u201d following the ruling, signaling that the president lacks a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >viable executive pathway<\/a> to further press the issue on his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4630433\/trump-rnc-prepared-flood-midterms-cash-supreme-court-win\/\"><strong>TRUMP AND RNC PREPARED TO FLOOD MIDTERM ELECTIONS WITH CASH FOLLOWING SUPREME COURT WIN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin celebrated the win, claiming Tuesday that \u201csince his first days in office, Donald Trump has sought to recycle racist, debunked legal arguments to strip away the constitutional rights of American citizens born to immigrant parents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith <em>Trump v. Barbara<\/em>, the Supreme Court emphatically rejected his anti-immigrant crusade and reaffirmed what has been enshrined in the clear language of the 14th Amendment,\u201d he wrote in a statement. \u201cIf you are born in the United States, you are a citizen. Democrats will continue to defend the rights of every American.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump urges Congress to end birthright citizenship after Supreme Court blocks his order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3007,"featured_media":2621653,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26180714967637_6132ed.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[46489,4402,36382,3634],"class_list":["post-2621652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-birthright-citizenship","tag-congress","tag-immigration-policy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26180714967637_6132ed.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621652"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621656,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621652\/revisions\/2621656"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}