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US Supreme Court has dealt heavy defeats to Trump, while expanding his power
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US Supreme Court has dealt heavy defeats to Trump, while expanding his power

BBC World · Jun 30, 2026, 10:29 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Figure caption, Watch: Supreme Court's birthright ruling is major blow to Trump, says BBC's Gary O'Donoghue
  • By President Donald Trump's standards, his response to the Supreme Court ruling against him on birthright citizenship was rather tepid.
  • The chances that Congress will act on that are slim, however.

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Figure caption, Watch: Supreme Court's birthright ruling is major blow to Trump, says BBC's Gary O'Donoghue

By President Donald Trump's standards, his response to the Supreme Court ruling against him on birthright citizenship was rather tepid.

He said Tuesday's decision was "too bad for our country", before going on to endorse legislation that would reinstate his proposed limits on the longstanding legal principle that anyone born in the country is a US citizen.

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