President Says Administration Will Probably Lose Birthright Citizenship Case

The president said on Saturday the administration will probably lose its Supreme Court case on birthright citizenship. The statement followed a recent series of federal court losses and came nearly two months after the federal government defended the 2025 executive order that seeks to limit birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment to children born to at least one U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the case in the next month before the justices begin summer recess. The president personally attended oral arguments in the case.

The administration faced setbacks on Friday in several legal cases, including one concerning a nearly $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund that was temporarily blocked by a federal judge. The fund was created by the Department of Justice as part of a settlement between the president and the Internal Revenue Service.

While the president's $10 billion lawsuit against the agency was resolved, a different federal judge reopened the case on Friday to investigate the fund that arose from the settlement. In a separate case, the planned two-year renovation for the Kennedy Center was paused.

Construction would have started on July 5, but a U.S. District Judge determined the closure was unlawful and ordered the administration to remove the president's name from the performing arts center in Washington, D.C. The president criticized the judge in two social media posts since the ruling, suggesting the judge was biased and calling for charges due to an alleged conflict of interest involving the judge's wife.

“Our Country will lose the Birthright Citizenship Case … because our Court System is RIGGED, no different than our Political System is RIGGED, and the people of our Country know it.”