Newsmax legal analyst scorches Trump’s ‘very troublesome’ birthright citizenship order
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‘If he can nullify that portion of the Constitution, what else can he nullify?’ Judge Andrew Napolitano wondered on Tuesday. Newsmax judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano strayed from the MAGA media narrative on Tuesday by blasting President Donald Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship as “troublesome,” warning it could lead to Trump attempting to “nullify” other parts of the Constitution.
During his “shock and awe” blitz of executive orders during his first day in office, Trump announced the United States would no longer grant automatic citizenship to children born in the country if at least one of their parents isn’t a lawful permanent resident or citizen. It would also prevent federal agencies from issuing documentation acknowledging these children as U.S. citizens.
The executive order, which comes amid the new administration’s crackdown on legal and illegal immigration, appears to be explicitly targeting children born to undocumented migrants or those with temporary visas. It also runs counter to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution, which grants citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States.”.
“It’s not going to be met without pushback, though, as we’ve discussed already on the show. The birthright citizenship, his plan to end that, is already being challenged by the ACLU,” anchor Emma Rechenberg noted. “Well, that is a very troublesome thing he wants to do,” Napolitano interjected. “In my view, it is directly articulated in the Constitution. That would be like Joe Biden or Barack Obama saying I’m not going to obey the 2nd Amendment. I’m going to start confiscating guns even though the right to bear arms is directly articulated.”.
