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Trump Attacks Paul Ryan for Birthright Citizenship Rebuke

HeadlineNov 01, 2018

Trump is also doubling down on his recent claims that he could circumvent the 14th Amendment and end birthright citizenship through executive order, a move legal experts say is blatantly unconstitutional. On Wednesday, Trump attacked outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan for saying Trump could not end birthright citizenship, with the president tweeting, “Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing about!”

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