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Donald Trump Lashes Out At Paul Ryan For Giving His Opinion On Birthright Citizenship Issue
Trump said birthright citizenship is very important, much less complex than people think
United States President, Donald Trump’s plan to bring an executive order to end the right to the US citizenship for children born in the US to non-citizens has evoked a mixed response, even from his fellow Republicans.
During an interview with a local radio station in Lexington, Kentucky, Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan recently said that he doesn’t approve of Trump’s plan of ending the birthright citizenship with an executive order.
“You cannot end the birthright citizenship with an executive order,” said Congressman Paul Ryan, speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Trump responded back saying Ryan should only focus on holding the Majority in the House of Representatives, rather than giving his opinions on the birthright citizenship issue that he knows nothing about.
“Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing about! Our new Republican Majority will work on this, Closing the Immigration Loopholes and Securing our Border!” the President tweeted on Wednesday, reported BBC.
Later Wednesday, while speaking to reporters on the White House South Lawn, Trump said he would not blame Ryan if Republicans don’t hold the House. When asked why he attacked the speaker, the US President said, “birthright citizenship is very important, much less complex than people think.”
Trump believes that he can bring in changes to the citizenship law through an executive order, but, as per the rules, a constitutional amendment will be necessary to make any changes in the law.
According to the 14th Amendment, anybody who is born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof will become citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside and are entitled to all the rights available to any other US citizen.
