'Malfunctioning' Trump makes unhinged joke on China birthright citizenship 'win'
President Donald Trump posted a Truth Social message, "congratulating" China's President Xi Jinping after the SCOTUS ruled to uphold birthright citizenship13:53 ET, 30 Jun 2026Updated 14:30 ET, 30 Jun. . .
President Donald Trump posted a Truth Social message, "congratulating" China's President Xi Jinping after the SCOTUS ruled to uphold birthright citizenship13:53 ET, 30 Jun 2026Updated 14:30 ET, 30 Jun 2026President Donald Trump posted a "congratulatory" message aimed at China's President Xi Jinping following the Supreme Court's ruling upholding birthright citizenship. Tuesday's rulingpresents a major blowto the Trump administration, as the president had long sought to do away with the constitutional right, signing an executive order that attempted to undo birthright citizenship soon after beginning his second term. "I would like to congratulate President Xi, and the Great Country of China, on their massive Birthright Citizenship WIN!," Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday afternoon. Article continues belowToday's ruling was 6-3 in favor of upholding the right to birthright citizenship. The court's ruling defies Trump's executive order, which attempted to end automatic citizenship for thousands of babies born in the U. S. Chief Justice John Roberts penned the ruling, stating that children who are born in the United States to parents who are unlawfully or temporarily in the country are "citizens at birth," under the Constitution. "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights - to freely participate in our political community. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to 'every free-born person in this land,'" Roberts wrote. "We keep that promise today. "Trump's quest to end birthright citizenship dates back over a decade. In 2015, during his first presidential campaign, he called for an end to birthright citizenship, calling it "the biggest magnet for illegal immigration. "Social media calls out "epic meltdown"Social media users questioned if Trump's post to Xi was a sign of him "malfunctioning. ""Please tell me Trump is bouncing off the walls without telling me Trump is bouncing off the walls," another user wrote. "He's now having an epic meltdown. I was surprised his first post on this issue was rather calm," another user added. The user referenced Trump's initial post, which seemed to be an immediate rebuke of the SCOTUS decision, in which the president insisted he could still undo birthright citizenship through legislation. Clickhereto follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports and entertainment stories"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 necessary! Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!," Trump wrote. Article continues below