The Trump administration and MAGA have lashed out at the Supreme Court after it struck down the president’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.
Trump is now calling on Congress to continue the fight and enact legislation to end the enshrined right.
“The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation,” Trump wrote on Truth Social in response.
The pushback against the decision comes ahead of the July 4 weekend, when Trump is expected to headline a fireworks show in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with a speech in Washington, D.C.
Meanwhile, his Great American State Fair on the National Mall continues to be mocked online for what appear to be small crowds.
It has also emerged that Trump earned at least $2.2 billion in his first year back in office, including about $1.4 billion from his family’s cryptocurrency ventures.
Critics have accused the Republican of exploiting the stature of the presidency for personal gain.
Read MoreTrump made over $1B in crypto earnings last year, financial disclosure shows
Key Points
- Donald Trump suffers big loss on birthright citizenship in Supreme Court
- Trump and MAGA furious after SCOTUS decision: ‘A travesty’
- Trump’s Great American State Fair mocked over tiny concert crowd
- President raked in more than $1.4B from crypto businesses last year, filings reveal
- Trump announces first-ever Republican midterm convention
Stephen Miller likens Supreme Court ruling to civilizational ‘suicide’
12:45 , Joe SommerladThe president’s senior adviser, a long-time anti-immigration hawk, was even more angry than his boss over the SCOTUS decision, saying this to Jesse Watters on Fox News yesterday:
Miller: Here's a pretty good clue your constitutional interpretation is wrong. If you are ruling requires you to suicide your civilization, your reading of the constitution is wrong. pic.twitter.com/ZNmlDs0fvg
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 1, 2026
If you missed this one earlier, here’s Alex Woodward on how the president reacted to being thwarted, once again, by the highest court.
Trump offers snarkiest response ever to birthright citizenship loss
AOC coy on 2028 speculation after being tipped to run by JD Vance
12:15 , Joe SommerladProgressive Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was asked on Capitol Hill yesterday whether she will be running for the presidency in two years’ time, after being tipped to do so by the vice president.
“I hope he is, that’s what I’ll say,” she answered, with a broad grin.
Reporter: JD Vance just said in an interview that he thinks you are going to be the leading Democratic candidate for president in 2028. What’s your response to that?
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 30, 2026
AOC: pic.twitter.com/s5qodMBiN1
White House reportedly weighing ‘250 pardons for 250 years’ in new wave of clemency orders to mark America’s birthday
11:45 , Joe SommerladThe president is said to be considering announcing another sweeping round of pardons in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding, just as he waved aside the criminal convictions of more than 1,500 Capitol rioters on his first day back in office last year.
Attitudes to the gesture behind the scenes are reportedly mixed, with some arguing it will make Trump look magnanimous and others fearing its impact on his already desperately low approval numbers.
Brendan Rascius has this report.
White House weighs ‘250 pardons for 250 years’ to mark America’s birthday: report
‘His supporters got rug-pulled:’ Newsom attacks Trump over $1.4B crypto earnings haul
11:15 , Joe SommerladThis is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted to the news of the president’s growing wealth since his return to office last year.
Trump’s financial disclosures showed exactly how his crypto play worked:
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 1, 2026
He got richer. His crypto supporters got rug-pulled.
The man widely-tipped to be a 2028 Democratic presidential candidate did not mince his words, nor did former White House lawyer Ty Cobb.
Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb on Trump earning over $1 billion last year from crypto ventures: “We are seeing the greatest onslaught of corruption in the history of mankind.” pic.twitter.com/VglINGioNc
— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) July 1, 2026
Here’s more on Trump’s riches, much of which comes from a sector he once dismissed as a “scam.”
Trump made over $1B in crypto earnings last year, financial disclosure shows
Trump’s Great American State Fair remains a ghost town: ‘More musicians than spectators’
10:45 , Joe SommerladDespite supporters of the president insisting that the centerpiece event of his “America 250” celebrations has been a popular success and drawn healthy crowds, this video simply has to be seen to be believed:
The 11 a.m. Tuesday time slot is at the Great American State Fair is apparently not the most fruitful, as there are more musicians in the band than spectators.
— Dave Levinthal (@davelevinthal) June 30, 2026
(The band, consisting of young musicians, including a heluva brass section, was quite good.) pic.twitter.com/QQJGzyGmqU
Here’s Josh Marcus with our report.
Few turn up for band at Trump fair Tuesday as event continues to face attendance woes
Watch: House speaker learns SCOTUS has struck down Trump's birthright citizenship order
10:15 , Joe SommerladHere’s the moment Mike Johnson heard the news yesterday.
Conservative justices say Supreme Court’s birthright decision ‘devalues’ citizenship for other Americans
09:45 , Joe SommerladHere’s more from Alex Woodward on the strongly-worded dissents offered by Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on their court’s landmark ruling.
Clarence Thomas claims birthright decision ‘devalues’ citizenship for other Americans
Trump and MAGA furious after SCOTUS decision: ‘A travesty’
09:15 , Joe SommerladAs might have been expected, the president was less than happy with the conservative-majority court finding against him (again).
He took to Truth Social shortly after its ruling was announced and said:
“The Supreme Court upheld Birthright Citizenship, which is too bad for our Country, but we can easily make it up in Congress through Legislation, with the support of the President, that has now been determined during this process.
“No long and unwieldy Constitutional Amendment is necessary! Congress should start TODAY to work on ending expensive and unfair to our Country, Birthright Citizenship. They will have my Complete and Total Support!”
In a later post, more obviously seething, he added:
“I would like to congratulate President Xi, and the Great Country of China, on their massive Birthright Citizenship WIN!”
Vice President JD Vance meanwhile appeared on Fox News and told anchor Laura Ingraham that the fight is not over:
Vance: The fact that this case was a 5-4 decision effectively means that the concept of birthright citizenship is hanging by a thread. We actually have an opportunity to reverse this decision just as we've reversed so many bad decisions throughout the generations. pic.twitter.com/KaDH3qAVQR
— Acyn (@Acyn) June 30, 2026
Other Republicans expressing their frustration included Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (“A travesty”) and Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt (“Wrong, dangerous, and disastrous for American sovereignty”).
Today’s decision regarding birthright citizenship is a travesty.
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) June 30, 2026
The Fourteenth Amendment was written to overturn Dred Scott and guarantee citizenship to freed slaves—not to create automatic citizenship for the children of those who violate our immigration laws or are only…
The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision is wrong, dangerous, and disastrous for American sovereignty and the American people. If we can't fix it with ordinary legislation, then we must do what the Constitution commands in moments of national crisis: We must amend the… pic.twitter.com/8shwWkFGXY
Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation think-tank, which was behind the Project 2025 blueprint for Trump’s second term, called the outcome “a tremendous betrayal of the public.”
The Supreme Court’s ruling on birthright citizenship is a tremendous betrayal of the republic. The Justices in the majority have inflamed the all-out assault on our sovereignty and cheapened the sacred value of American citizenship. Universal birthright citizenship erases any…
— Kevin Roberts (@KevinRobertsTX) June 30, 2026
Trump suffers major loss on birthright citizenship after Supreme Court strikes down sweeping attempt to rewrite Constitution
08:46 , Joe SommerladGood morning!
If you’re just joining us, President Donald Trump is reeling after the Supreme Court moved Tuesday to strike down his sweeping attempt to rewrite the Constitution by ending birthright citizenship as an automatic right for people born on U.S. soil, regardless of the immigration status of their parents.
The 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause states that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside.”
For more than 100 years, the highest court has upheld the definition to apply to all children born within the borders of the U.S. and Congress codified that language into law in 1952.
But, in an executive order last year, Trump sought to unilaterally redefine that amendment to state that babies born in the U.S. would be denied citizenship at birth if their mother was “unlawfully present” or had “lawful but temporary” status, and if the father “was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth.”
In Tuesday’s divided ruling, a 6-3 majority determined that children born in the U.S. to parents “unlawfully or temporarily present” are indeed “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S. and are citizens at birth.
Here’s a full report from Alex Woodward.
Trump loses on birthright citizenship after Supreme Court strikes down order
After a rush of big decisions, Supreme Court will consider assault weapons ban next term
08:00 , Lindsay WhitehurstA Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles, often called assault weapons, violate the Second Amendment.
The justices said Tuesday they will take up appeals asking the court to strike down bans on the AR-15 and similar semiautomatic firearms in the Chicago area and Connecticut.
Similar laws are in place in about a dozen states, covering major cities like New York, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Congress allowed a national assault weapons ban to expire in 2004, but Democrats have supported renewing it in response to a series of mass shootings and states have continued to pass their own laws.
The cases are the latest high-profile disputes over guns to reach the court since its conservative majority handed down a landmark ruling in 2022 that expanded Second Amendment rights and spawned challenges to firearm laws around the country.
The case is expected to be heard in the fall.
Supreme Court will consider striking down assault weapons bans, in Connecticut and the Chicago-area
Trump buddies gifted him tickets to club World Cup and Super Bowl: report
07:30 , Josh Marcus
President Trump is an avid sports fan — and a billionaire — but he reportedly got tickets to top sporting events for free anyway from friends and allies, according to federal financial disclosures.
The tickets included passes to the FIFA Club World Cup Final, Super Bowl and Ryder Cup, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Trump’s 10 tickets to the Club World Cup came from FIFA President Gianni Infantino, according to the forms.
The disclosures did not appear to mention Trump’s recent appearance at the NBA Finals, where he was spotted sitting with Knicks owner and Trump donor James Dolan.
Trump appears to doze off during controversial appearance at NBA Finals
How Trump built a crypto empire from the White House
06:30 , Josh MarcusRecent financial disclosures show President Trump earned more than $1 billion last year from his family’s crypto companies.
Here’s some of our past coverage on how the Republican barnstormed the industry, which he once criticized but has since become a major part of his coalition.
Trump family ‘made $500 million from crypto deal’ before investors lost out
Trump family made at least $6B thanks to its crypto-coin: report
Trump sees his net worth jump by more than $1 billion since returning to office
ICYMI: Florida taxpayers will foot some of the $5M bill to rename airport for Trump
05:30 , Josh MarcusFlorida taxpayers are set to shell out millions of dollars to help rename Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald Trump, according to a new report.
On Monday, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $117.6 billion state budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which he said reflects years of “fiscal discipline” and “responsible governance.”
The budget allocates $2.75 million for the airport rebranding effort, with the funds expected to go toward uniforms, signage and marketing materials, WPBF reported.
A local funding request obtained by The Center Square in March estimated the name change would cost up to $5.5 million.
“Any remaining costs would be paid from airport revenue unless additional funding becomes available,” the airport said in a statement provided to WPBF. “The Palm Beach County Department of Airports may also pursue grant opportunities for reimbursement of eligible costs, if available.”
Brendan Rascius has the story.
Florida taxpayers will help pay to rename airport after Trump
Critics slam 'unprecedented' conflicts of interest as Trump earns billions while in office
04:30 , Josh MarcusEthics watchdogs criticized President Trump on Tuesday after financial disclosures were released showing the president earned at least $2.2 billion in his first year of office.
“The president’s conflicts of interest with the crypto industry are unprecedented,” Kedric Payne, senior director of ethics at the Campaign Legal Center, told The Wall Street Journal. “We have never seen a president have direct conflicts of interest with his financial holdings and the policies he supports, and it’s another example why we need widespread ethics reform now.”
At least $1.4 billion of that windfall came from the president’s crypto holdings.
Tiny crowd at Trump state fair music show roasted online
03:30 , Josh MarcusPresident Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair in Washington is again going viral for having a meager crowd, this time for a musical act that counted more band members than fans in the audience.
Around 11 a.m., a multi-piece youth band with a large horn section was playing a cover of “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé, as a group of about five people sat in front of the stage, while a few more looked on from further away.
“The 11 a.m. Tuesday time slot is at the Great American State Fair is apparently not the most fruitful, as there are more musicians in the band than spectators,” NOTUS reporter Dave Levinthal, who filmed the event, wrote on X.
“The band, consisting of young musicians, including a helluva brass section, was quite good,” he added.
Online commenters soon mocked the performance as the latest blunder at the fair, which has suffered from what appears to be poor attendance and a string of musicians backing out of their performances since the event opened last Wednesday.
More details in our full story.
Few turn up for band at Trump fair Tuesday as event continues to face attendance woes
Trump rages at Republicans after they split on defense vote: report
02:32 , Josh Marcus
President Trump reportedly criticized some of his Republicans colleagues during a Rose Garden dinner after a handful of GOPers sided with Democrats today in the House to block the progress of a major defense bill.
“It’s a stupid vote,” Trump reportedly told Republican lawmakers during the dinner, after 14 GOP House members joined with Democrats to stall a version of the annual National Defense Authorization Act bill that paired the measure with a series of proposed voter ID measures long sought by the president.
“They stick together,” Trump reportedly added. “So should we."
Many of the Republicans who blocked the bill from reaching the floor said they were doing so because they worried the Senate would eventually strip out the SAVE America Act voting rules included in the House package.
'A terrible idea': Fears as Trump administration plans fireworks on Mount Rushmore despite fire risk
01:30 , Josh Marcus
Environmentalists are concerned over the Trump administration’s planned fireworks show on Friday at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, given ongoing conditions that raise the risk of a fire, including a drought and warm, dry weather in the region.
“Fireworks at Mount Rushmore is a terrible idea,” Jay Davis, chair of the Sierra Club’s South Dakota chapter, told Politico. “We are enduring a serious drought.”
Reaction to GOP's move for a midterm convention
01:15 , Josh MarcusThe Republican Party is forecast to lose this November’s midterm elections by some degree, which makes its recently announced move to hold its first-ever midterm convention in September all the more interesting.
Online, commentators had a variety of reactions.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries mocked the plan, alluding to the string of artists who have backed out or were unable to perform at President Trump’s other major political showcase, the ongoing Great American State Fair on the National Mall in Washington.
“Donald Trump just announced a GOP midterm convention in September,” Jeffries wrote on X. “Will Vanilla Ice be performing?”
Others saw value in the convention, arguing it would be a useful thing for both parties to try.
“Don’t think this stuff has a big impact of the race, but I do think Democrats in this media environment, could have benefited from doing a midterm convention,” New York Times columnist Rotimi Adeoye wrote on X, though he noted Democrats are far behind the Republicans in fundraising at the moment. “Make a show of some of the new talent around the country, unfortunately we are too poor to afford an event like this.”
President Trump announces first-ever GOP midterm convention
Wednesday 1 July 2026 00:45 , Josh MarcusThe Republican party will hold its first ever midterm convention later this year, as the party looks to defend its imperiled congressional majority in elections this November.
“It will be fantastic!” President Trump boasted on Truth Social on Tuesday. “It has never been done before, and will be a truly Historic Event. We are going to celebrate the GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK, and the incredible successes of the American People who transformed our Country through the America First Agenda — NO TAX ON TIPS, NO TAX ON OVERTIME, NO TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY, STRONGER BORDERS, SAFEST EVER COMMUNITIES, LOWER COSTS AND REAL AFFORDABILITY, MORE JOBS, AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE, AND SO MUCH MORE!”
“We will also have lots of Great Entertainment — It will be a RALLY like none other!” he added.
If it’s anything like his ongoing Great American State Fair in Washington, the rally portion of the event may fall flat.
Fox News strains to make Trump’s state fair seem packed despite video proof: ‘Sad’
Trump nabbed more than $1 billion from crypto businesses last year: filings
Wednesday 1 July 2026 00:19 , Josh MarcusLast year, President Trump continued to earn vast sums of money from his family’s crypto businesses as he occupied the White House, even as the value of their crypto tokens plummeted.
The president earned nearly $1.2 billion dollars, according to financial disclosures analyzed by The Washington Post.
The crypto industry was a major donor to the 2024 Trump campaign, and since taking office, the president has rolled back his predecessor’s more adversarial stance towards digital currencies.
President Trump has faced criticisms he’s profiting from his position in office.
Trump bought up to $5M of stock in Taser company right before $220M ICE bid
Trump offers snarkiest response ever to birthright citizenship loss: ‘I would like to congratulate President Xi’
Tuesday 30 June 2026 23:00 , Alex WoodwardDonald Trump has spent years railing at the Constitution’s principle of birthright citizenship and has sought to unilaterally redefine who gets to be an American.
But after the Supreme Court struck down his unconstitutional executive order to block automatic citizenship to the children of certain immigrant parents, the president seemed to believe he still has a shot in Congress — and then he thanked China’s president.
“I would like to congratulate President Xi, and the Great Country of China, on their massive Birthright Citizenship WIN!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.
Trump and administration officials have repeatedly claimed that thousands of pregnant women travel to the U.S. within the final days of their pregnancy every year to ensure their newborn child gets American citizenship, including potentially tens of thousands of Chinese nationals. There is little proof that the claim is true.
Clarence Thomas claims Supreme Court birthright decision ‘devalues’ US citizenship for other Americans
Tuesday 30 June 2026 22:30 , Alex WoodwardConservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas claims the landmark ruling affirming citizenship for all children born on U.S. soil “devalues” American citizenship.
In a separate dissent from the majority opinion, Justice Samuel Alito suggested that the majority’s opinion will “degrade” the concept of American citizenship by making the children of “birth tourists” citizens.
Read more from Alex Woodward:
Clarence Thomas claims birthright decision ‘devalues’ citizenship for other Americans
Sandy Hook shooting survivor warns loosening gun laws will lead to more gun deaths
Tuesday 30 June 2026 22:00 , Ariana BaioA survivor of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting cautioned the Supreme Court that loosening state bans on assault-style rifles could lead to more gun deaths.
“Far too many school shootings, including the tragedy that took place at Sandy Hook, are made more deadly by the easy availability of assault weapons,” Abbey Clements said Tuesday.
Clements’ comment comes after the Supreme Court said it would take up two cases challenging state laws that ban assault-style semiautomatic weapons.
“The simple fact is that we had fewer mass shootings and mass shootings were less deadly when we had a federal assault weapons ban in place. With the Supreme Court opening the door to striking down more state bans, we know what the result will be – more mass shootings and more gun deaths.”
Ruling on transgender athletes applies to states with laws banning participation
Tuesday 30 June 2026 21:53 , Ariana BaioThe Supreme Court’s ruling on transgender women and girls participating in sports is limited to states that currently have laws restricting them from playing on women’s and girls’ teams.
The court’s ruling Tuesday does not prohibit transgender women and girls from participating on sports teams, rather, it gives states the OK to enact bans.
Approximately 29 states have such laws.
From the Supreme Court on Monday: Mail-in ballot voting
Tuesday 30 June 2026 21:30 , Ariana BaioMonday, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of states that enacted laws to allow for late mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day – so long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
The ruling was a loss for Trump, who has railed against mail-in ballot voting.
Supreme Court delivers big blow to Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting
‘Our relief feels temporary’ Immigration advocacy group says
Tuesday 30 June 2026 20:50 , Ariana BaioEven though the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, the National Immigration Project said the relief feels “tempered and temporary” as the court allows the Trump administration to implement other restrictive policies.
"Since the Supreme Court took this case, we have been holding our breath – today, we exhale, but our relief feels tempered and temporary,” Sirine Shebaya, the executive director of the National Immigration Project, said.
“This executive order was never really about citizenship policy. It was about power—about testing whether a president can simply declare a constitutional provision means something other than what it says, and dare the courts to stop him. Today they did. But this should have been the easiest case the Court heard all year. The fact that this was a fight at all should trouble us as much as the outcome relieves us.’
Shebaya pointed to dissents from four justices who argued they should have allowed President Donald Trump to restrict birthright citizenship via an executive order. She also pointed to other decisions this week that allowed the administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status from Haitians and Syrians as well as a decision that allows the administration to implement a turn-back policy at the US border.
“We are watching this country move, decision by decision, toward becoming an authoritarian, white supremacist autocracy. Today’s decision lets us hold on to increasingly slippery hope that we are not there yet.”
Trump trolls birthright citizenship decision by congratulating China
Tuesday 30 June 2026 19:50 , Ariana BaioIn the wake of the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling, the president congratulated the Chinese President Xi Jinping and China on its “WIN” – trolling the court’s decision.
“I would like to congratulate President Xi, and the Great Country of China, on their massive Birthright Citizenship WIN!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.
