President Donald Trump sharply criticized the Supreme Court early Monday, escalating his push to challenge birthright citizenship while urging the justices to reconsider long-standing constitutional interpretations and review commentary from a prominent ally.
In a late-night post on Truth Social, Trump took aim at the high court, accusing it of failing to apply what he described as “common sense” on key issues, including immigration policy. He specifically called on the justices to watch a segment from Fox News host Mark Levin, which focused on the debate over birthright citizenship.
“It’s too bad that the Supreme Court can’t watch and study the Mark Levin Show tonight on the Birthright Citizenship Scam,” Trump wrote. “If they saw it they would never allow that money making HOAX to continue.”
The president’s remarks come as his administration faces growing legal scrutiny over its effort to limit the scope of birthright citizenship, a principle rooted in the 14th Amendment and affirmed by the Supreme Court in an 1898 decision. Trump has repeatedly argued that the provision has been misinterpreted and applied too broadly, particularly in the context of immigration.
In his post, Trump also criticized the Court’s past rulings on tariffs, claiming they cost the country significant financial benefits. He warned against what he sees as a pattern of poor decisions, suggesting the nation can only endure so many missteps from the judiciary.
“THEY SHOULD USE THEIR POWERS OF COMMON SENSE FOR THE GOOD OF OUR COUNTRY,” he wrote, adding that the Court had “failed miserably” in prior rulings and should not repeat those errors.
The issue has now returned to the Supreme Court, where early oral arguments this week appeared to show skepticism from several justices toward narrowing the established interpretation of birthright citizenship. In a rare move, Trump attended the proceedings in person, marking what is believed to be the first time a sitting president has observed a case directly tied to one of his own major policy initiatives.
Trump has continued to frame the debate in stark terms, describing birthright citizenship as a system open to abuse. In a separate post, he argued that the 14th Amendment was intended to address the status of formerly enslaved people, not broader questions of immigration.
Support for that view was echoed during a segment of “Life, Liberty & Levin” on Fox News, where Mark Levin argued that the original purpose of the amendment has been overlooked. Levin said the provision was designed to ensure equal citizenship for Black Americans following the Civil War, but has since been expanded beyond its intended scope.
“I think we’ve turned it into an immigration amendment and worse than that an illegal immigration and illegal alien rights amendment,” Levin said.
Gene Hamilton, co-founder and president of America First Legal and a former official in Trump’s first administration, joined the discussion and agreed with Levin’s interpretation. He argued that alternative readings of the amendment stray from what its drafters intended, and expressed concern that some Supreme Court justices may not support that view based on their questioning during oral arguments.
As the legal battle continues, Trump’s latest comments underscore the intensity of the debate—one that touches not only on constitutional law but also on broader questions of national policy. While the administration frames its position as a matter of restoring original intent, the outcome will ultimately rest with a Court that appears cautious about revisiting a deeply rooted precedent.
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