During questions in the Oval Office Pres. Donald Trump interjected his opinion about the purpose of birthright citizenship ahead of a crucial Supreme Court decision. He repeated the that Birthright citizenship was intended for the babies of slaves not the children of very rich people. One of them came in with 57 children. And it usually done by people who hate out country. If the Supreme Court approves it they will have done a great disservice to our country. ...It would be a disgrace if the Supreme Court allows that to happen. FACT CHECK: The 14th Amendment’s Citizenship Clause was drafted to overturn Dred Scott v. Sandford and guarantee that formerly enslaved people—and their U.S.-born descendants—were citizens by birth. That foundational purpose continues to anchor modern Supreme Court debates about birthright citizenship, jurisdiction, and who counts as “born in the United States.” Previously, enslaved people were born on U.S. soil but denied citizenship and the 14th was ...