Fact-checking Trump's birthright citizenship claims

Fact-checking Trump's birthright citizenship claims

July 1, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the US Supreme Court's ruling on birthright citizenship and examines President Trump's claims regarding the policy.

The US Supreme Court has dealt a major blow to President Donald Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship, ruling that children born in the US are citizens under the Constitution regardless of their parents' immigration status. The decision also casts fresh scrutiny on Trump's repeated claims about the policy, including that the US is the only country with birthright citizenship and that it's driving widespread abuse.

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