What a second Trump presidency might mean

tectionist, and nationalistic statements, he earned himself equally constant media coverage.

As I write, Donald Trump has vowed in a campaign video to end birthright citizenship on ‘Day One’ of his presidency if he wins the 2024 election.

e former president claimed the constitutional guarantee of US citizenship for anyone born on US soil, regardless of their parents’ immigration status, was “not working” in a lengthy, dog whistle- lled screed in which he created fear about potential criminals and people with mental health issues invading the country.

Trump, the current GOP front-runner, vowed to nullify the clause of the 14th Amendment via a simple executive order, even though the actual process required to make an amendment is “ and much more complicated.

“As part of my plan to secure the border on Day One, my new term in o ce, I will sign an executive order making clear to federal agencies that under the correct interpretation of the law, going forward, the future children of illegal aliens will not receive automatic U.S. citizenship,”

Trump said in the video.

“It’s things like this that

State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States...`’ bring millions of people to our country,” said. Trump rst oated the idea when he was president.

In his new video, Trump didn’t detail exactly how he’d navigate the process of nullifying the right enshrined in the Constitution. He also didn’t explain why he reneged on his promise to do so during his rst term in o ce.

Donald Trump had an important message for his Truth Social followers on Memorial Day – the day the n Americans honour its fallen soldiers – but people were less than pleased with his remarks.

“Happy Memorial Day to all, but especially to those who gave the ultimate sacri ce for the country they love and to those in line of a very different but equally dangerous re, stopping the threats of the terrorists, the mis ts and lunatic thugs who are working feverishly from within to overturn and destroy our once again great country.

“ And which has never been in greater peril that is is right now.

“We must stop the communists, Marxists and fascists ‘pigs’ at every turn and make America great again!” he stated on social media on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29.

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden had a much more inclusive statement about the holiday.

He wrote: “On Memorial Day, we honour America’s fallen heroes who gave their last full measure of devotion to this nation.

But he never acted on his vow.

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment in part states: “All persons born or naturalised in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No

“We’ll never be able to repay the debt we owe them. But today, we rededicate ourselves to the work for which they gave their lives, and we recommit to supporting the loved ones they left behind.”

One person wrote: “You can tell who is real patriot, and certainly the orange blob Trump isn’t the one,.

Another sperson aid: “President Bid knows Memorial Day is to honour our fallen Soldiers. Narcissist, moron Trump tries to cnd a way to make the holiday about himself, as usual.”