Trump Says ‘Rigged' Court System Could Sink His Birthright Citizenship Order
President Donald Trump has lashed out at the Supreme Court over its handling of his bid to restrict birthright citizenship, calling the system "rigged" and warning the court could strike down his executive order in a case now nearing a final decision.
In a post on Truth Social on Saturday evening, Trump wrote that the court system was “RIGGED, no different than our Political System is RIGGED, and the people of our Country know it, and that is why I got overwhelmingly elected President, in Record Numbers, and will FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!”
The comments come as the Supreme Court weighs a series of consolidated cases challenging Trump's 2025 executive order seeking to narrow birthright citizenship protections under the 14th Amendment.
This means that the ruling could mark a pivotal moment for the president’s agenda and its flagship legal argument that because someone is born on U.S. soil, it does not make them an American.
Newsweek has contacted the Supreme Court via phone and email outside regular hours for comment.
Trump Picks Out Judge’s Wife
In the same post, Trump also attacked U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper, who recently ruled against the administration in a separate dispute involving the Kennedy Center.
Cooper, appointed by former President Barack Obama, blocked a plan to rename the institution the "Trump Kennedy Center" and halt renovations after finding the board's actions unlawful.
Trump's post also targeted Cooper's wife, Amy Jeffress, whom he described as an "anti Trump Hater."
Jeffress, a partner at the law firm Hecker Fink, has represented Lisa Page, a former FBI lawyer involved in litigation tied to the Trump administration, and has worked as a legal adviser to the House committee that investigated the January 6 Capitol attack, according to Politico.
In 2025, Trump removed much of the Kennedy Center board and replaced it with allies, including second lady Usha Vance, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino, and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to Forbes.
Newsweek contacted Jeffress outside regular working hours for comment.
Latest On The Birthright Citizenship Case
Trump’s 2025 executive order, titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," on birthright citizenship would clarify the 14th Amendment and deny automatic citizenship to those born to certain immigrants and visitors, a right that has been in place for 150 years.
Citizenship would only be granted to a newborn child if at least one parent is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, under Trump’s order.
The administration argues the phrase "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" excludes children of undocumented immigrants and some temporary visa holders, a position strongly contested in court.
The policy has triggered multiple lawsuits from states and civil rights groups, with 10 cases ultimately consolidated into three major challenges from Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear the dispute and has already held oral arguments, with a ruling expected later this term.
What Supreme Court Justices Said
During oral arguments, several justices on both sides of the political aisle expressed skepticism about the administration's attempt to narrow birthright citizenship.
Chief Justice John Roberts questioned whether the government's reliance on narrow historical exceptions could realistically be expanded to cover broad categories of immigrants, describing some examples as "very quirky,” according to an Axios report.
He also dismissed Solicitor General D. John Sauer’s concerns about it being a “new world” where global travel had made it easier for people to come to the U.S. to have children, per a Time report. Roberts responded that it is “the same Constitution.”
Other justices including Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, questioned the historical and legal basis for narrowing birthright citizenship, pointing to gaps in the government's reasoning.
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This story was originally published June 1, 2026 at 7:08 AM.