Trump fumes after Supreme Court loss, urges Congress to end birthright citizenship
WASHINGTON,DC: President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, June 30, wasted little time responding after the Supreme Court struck down his executive order on birthright citizenship, shifting the fight from the courtroom to Capitol Hill.
Calling the ruling "too bad for our Country," Trump urged Congress to begin work immediately on legislation that would end automatic birthright citizenship, insisting lawmakers, not the courts, now hold the key to delivering one of his administration's signature immigration priorities.
The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process. No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is… pic.twitter.com/mjDCVj0Jbp
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) June 30, 2026
Trump pivots to Congress after the ruling
Hours after the Supreme Court ruled against his executive order, Trump took to Truth Social to rally lawmakers behind a legislative solution, arguing that Congress can accomplish what his administration was prevented from doing through executive action.
While some conservatives have suggested the Constitution would need to be amended following the Court's decision, Trump dismissed that idea entirely.
"The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process."
Trump argued that pursuing a constitutional amendment would be unnecessary and instead urged lawmakers to begin acting immediately.
"No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary!"
The president then issued a direct appeal to Capitol Hill, pressing lawmakers to move without delay.
"Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship."
Trump closed his message by promising that any effort to pass such legislation would have his full backing.
🚨 The Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the United States, including those whose parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily, striking down President Trump's executive order. pic.twitter.com/iDns5rmqJF
— SCOTUS Wire (@scotus_wire) June 30, 2026
Immigration remains central to Trump's agenda
The post highlights that immigration continues to sit at the center of Trump's second-term agenda, even after suffering a major legal setback at the Supreme Court.
Throughout both his campaigns and presidency, Trump has repeatedly argued that birthright citizenship has been exploited by illegal immigrants and individuals entering the country temporarily, claiming it creates incentives for unlawful migration.
His latest call also contrasts with some conservative voices that reacted to the ruling by demanding a constitutional amendment.
Rather than seeking to reopen the Constitution itself, Trump argued lawmakers already possess enough authority to address the issue through federal legislation.
The dispute stems from an executive order Trump signed on the first day of his second term that sought to deny automatic US citizenship to children born in the United States if their parents were in the country illegally or only temporarily.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court concluded that the order conflicted with the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which has long been interpreted as guaranteeing citizenship to nearly everyone born on US soil.
The ruling effectively blocks Trump's executive order from taking effect and preserves the long-standing constitutional interpretation of birthright citizenship.
