US President Donald Trump reaffirmed his position that birthright citizenship was intended for slaves' descendants, not for everyone. He expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will support his policy.

Less than two weeks into this second Trump presidency, the fearmongering has already reached fever pitch. “He can’t do it!” the critics have invariably howled in decrying President Donald Trump’s landmark day-one executive order upending the status quo on birthright citizenship for the children of illegal aliens,