US leader leaves door open to revoking birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump issued a series of statements on US foreign and domestic policy, including leaving open the possibility of revoking citizenship for individuals born in the United States.

Trump spoke with POLITICO several days after the high court agreed to hear arguments concerning the constitutionality of birthright citizenship, the automatic conferral of citizenship on people born in the United States. Trump is attempting to roll back that right and said it would be “devastating” if the court blocked him from doing so.

If the court rules in his favor, Trump said, he had not yet considered whether he would try to strip citizenship from people who were born as citizens under current law.

By Vafa Guliyeva