Trump Asked: Is The SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Decision ‘A Full Green Light For Your Agenda’?

During a press briefing on Friday, President Trump answered questions about the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision.

Transcript

00:00Question for you, sir. Do you believe this ends the power of the lower court judges to stop your agenda?

00:05Do you see this as a full green light for your agenda going forward?

00:08Well, you'd have to really speak to the lawyers about that.

00:10But this is really also a decision based on common sense.

00:14It didn't work the other way.

00:15It was a disaster where somebody from a certain location in a very liberal state

00:21or a liberal judge or a liberal group of judges could tie up a whole country for years

00:26because their decision would sometimes take years to overturn.

00:30We've overturned many of the decisions, but it would take years to do it.

00:33And we have to act quickly when it comes to illegal immigration.

00:37We have murderers, killers. We have drug dealers.

00:41We have what they've allowed to come into our country should never be forgotten.

00:45It should never be forgotten what they've done to our country.

00:48And we have to be able to act very quickly, and we're going to do that. Thank you.