Raw Story: 'Something has to kick off': Trump said to be hitting 'major hurdles' to keeping promise

[Dennis Donovan]

Raw Story - 'Something has to kick off': Trump said to be hitting 'major hurdles' to keeping promise

David McAfee
December 22, 2024 4:40PM ET

Donald Trump made a key campaign promise that's going to be difficult to keep, according to a report.

Trump has said multiple times he hopes to end the birthright citizenship feature of the U.S., which many say is supported by the Constitution. The rule allows children born in this country to be citizens, even if their parents aren't.

Most recently, Trump said in a NBC interview that he hoped to get rid of birthright citizenship via an executive order.

But his team privately recognizes that it won't be that easy, according to a CNN report.

"In private, his allies have been crafting strategies to do that, including directing the State Department to not issue passports to children with undocumented parents and tighten requirements for tourist visas to crack down on 'birth tourism,' according to two sources familiar with the planning," the outlet reported. "Multiple options are being kicked amongTrump allies to tighten the interpretation, keenly aware that any action would likely get legally challenged and eventually land before the Supreme Court."

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[Oneear]

1. Also Donald J. Trump wants to Defund the list could change Drinking from lead cup

Veterans Healthcare, National Guard, healthcare Drug development, and opioid addiction treatment
State Department, Housing Assistance Justice Department, Education spending NASA
Health care and student loan programs International security programs Head Start
National defense programs Workforce training programs PACT Act Childcare assistance
Education assistance for disabled students Federal Aviation Administration, FEMA, Small Business
Immigration and Nationality Act Energy Policy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
State housing grants Helping Families Save Their Homes Act Annual appropriations.
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria treatment and research Water infrastructure

[paleotn]

2. He's bumping into reality and reality won't budge.

[Mike 03]

3. His hurdles are the nation's cause to celebrate.

Keep hitting hurdles, you nasty piece of work.

[Initech]

4. Good! May none of his shitty "promises" ever come to fruition!

[Journeyman]

5. His "campaign" seemed more akin to an 8th Graders run for Student Council President . . .

Make all the wild promises you can muster, for surely no one expects you to come through on any of it at all.

"No more homework! Extra recesses! Free ice cream for all!"

[Irish_Dem]

6. He doesn't need to keep any campaign promises.

In four years he can be vastly wealthy and retire to MAL.

[nuxvomica]

7. "which many say is supported by the Constitution"?!

It's not a matter of opinion. The 14th Amendment is explicit about it. Such mealy-mouthed language in the media is how we got in this mess.