Trump plans to attend Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship

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Source: NPR

April 1, 2026 1:26 AM ET


WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to sit in on Wednesday's Supreme Court hearing on birthright citizenship, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the nation's highest court. The Republican president's official schedule, sent out by the White House, included a stop at the Supreme Court, where justices will hear Trump's appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down his executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

The order, which Trump signed on the first day of his second term, declared that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. It's an about-face from the long-standing view that the Constitution's 14th Amendment and federal law since 1940 confer citizenship to everyone born on American soil, with narrow exceptions.

It's not the first time Trump has considered showing up for a high court hearing. Last year, Trump said that he badly wanted to attend a hearing on whether he overstepped federal law with his sweeping tariffs, but he decided against it, saying it would have been a distraction.

On Tuesday, however, Trump seemed more sure he'd be in court for Wednesday's hearing while he spoke with reporters in the Oval Office. "I'm going," Trump said, when the upcoming arguments in the birthright citizenship case were mentioned. To a follow-up question clarifying that he planned to go in person, Trump said, "I think so, I do believe."

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/g-s1-116019/trump-attend-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship

[Captain Zero]

1. Watch his fat ass fall asleep

nt

[SunSeeker]

2. Trying to work the refs. Despicable.

[no_hypocrisy]

3. He won't understand any of it. Either will be posting on TS or will fall asleep.

And I hope that Justice Brown Jackson brings up in orals a "hypothetical" question about would a boy, born to a mother, who had not realized her naturalization at the time of his birth. and his father is an American citizen, should not be recognized as an American citizen and be legally regarded than an "anchor baby". No exceptions for the fame and notoriety of his parents. And would expulsion be retroactive?

[Tim S]

4. How will the Supreme Court deal with the Secret Service demands for covering the POTUS?

Given his popularity as well as it’s the first time a POTUS ever visited an active SC, the Secret Service will have their hands full providing protection.

[BaronChocula]

5. Not like he'll understand what's going on

So pretty much like any other day.

[Buddyzbuddy]

6. I would love to see Justice Jackson reprimand him for his awkward interruptions

sleeping, and gestures. *sshole can't keep his mouth shut.
He doesn't accept that this is an equal branch of government.

[C_U_L8R]

7. Every court needs a jester

It wouldn’t be April Fools Day without him.

[OldBaldy1701E]

8. I am more than willing to test that hypothesis. (n/t)

[Javaman]

9. is he going to bring his best glower? nt

[tanyev]

10. He gonna lurk behind all the Supremes while they're talking?

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