Fundamentally Misinterpreted

WH spox Abigail Jackson: "Another option we're going to be pursuing is keeping the border closed and ramping up deportations, getting people out of the country who have no legal right to be there before they can have a child that anchors them to this country." pic.twitter.com/YlrG5hVOBB

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2026

Pretty sure this Administration has already told parents: “Your baby can stay, but you have to go.”

Also pretty sure Roberts laid out the history of jus soli citizenship in the Barbara opinion: that it was adopted by the government after independence, and was added to the Constitution to insure the children of slaves born here would indeed be citizens (and that wasn’t limited to children born AFTER the 13th amendment was adopted). Roberts also included the Congressional arguments over the 14th, which included challenges that the language would cover immigrants and “the Chinese.” To which the sponsor said: “Yup.”

Interesting that that legislative history was not reviewed in U.S. v. Ark. Seems they didn’t feel the need to in 1893, even with the Chinese Exclusion Act on the books. This is how we identify progress.

White House spox Abigail Jackson: "The administration feels that the Supreme Court has fundamentally misinterpreted the intent of the 14th Amendment" pic.twitter.com/ux6z1gLWPG

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2026

What’re you gonna do about it? “Pack” the Court? Amend the Constitution? Pass a new statute in the last 3 weeks of the pre-election session?

FOX NEWS: The money Trump has made while in office -- there's also a story about his sons making money off a deal in Kazakhstan. What's the White House's response?

WH SPOX ANNA KELLY: Americans wanted a businessman in office. He's had a tremendously successful career. pic.twitter.com/iVJkwSk4Ia

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 1, 2026

The White House thinks the country has fundamentally misinterpreted the intent of the Emoluments Clause.