Washington, DC [US], April 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump amplified a provocative critique of birthright citizenship by sharing a video of conservative author and radio host Michael Savage, who claimed the legal system allows immigrants to exploit American laws by arriving in the “ninth month of their pregnancy.”
In the footage, Savage said such practices create a loophole where “a baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring the entire family in from China or India or some other hellhole on the planet.” The clip, originally aired on the Newsmax series The Savage Nation, was highlighted by the “Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From Truth Social” account, which reposts the President’s social media activity.
Savage said he was incensed after listening to Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship, calling the legal discussions “legalese” and criticizing the representative arguing in favor as “a Chinese American who looks to me like the classic ACLU attorney. Very smart, very evil, and very devious.” He accused the American Civil Liberties Union of trying “to turn America into a cesspool,” calling the ACLU “the head of the snake.”
Arguing the debate goes beyond legal technicalities, Savage said it is “not about law. This is about public opinion.” He warned that attempts to modify constitutional interpretation would meet resistance and could risk other rights: “We can’t modify the Constitution because it’s written in stone, and if we do, they’ll take away our First and Second amendment.”
Savage also asserted that the Constitution was drafted before modern developments like air travel and the internet, lamented that “English is not spoken here anymore,” and questioned immigrants’ loyalty. He contrasted current immigration with earlier European waves, saying Irish, Italian, Polish and other groups integrated into the “melting pot,” which he claims no longer exists: “The idea of the melting pot is long over. It is now just a cash in pot. We’ve gone from the melting pot to the chamber pot.”
Describing reliance on judicial oversight as “ludicrous,” he urged a democratic solution, saying he had posted a poll on his social channels proposing that birthright citizenship be decided by a national vote rather than left “in the hands of lawyers.” (ANI)
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