WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has sparked renewed controversy after sharing remarks by radio host Michael Savage on the issue of birthright citizenship, a topic currently under legal and political scrutiny in the United States.
Trump reposted content from Savage’s podcast Savage Nation on his Truth Social platform, amplifying the host’s strong criticism of the country’s citizenship laws.
The repost came shortly after Trump reiterated his own stance in an interview, where he claimed that the United States is the only country offering birthright citizenship — a statement that has been widely disputed.
In the podcast, Savage criticised the principle of automatic citizenship for children born in the United States to non-citizen parents, arguing that the system is being misused.
He suggested that the issue should be addressed through a national referendum rather than through judicial interpretation.
“A baby here becomes an instant citizen, and then they bring in their entire family from China, or India, or some other hell-hole on the planet,” he wrote in the letter.
Savage also made further remarks about immigrants from India and China, alleging they have had a disproportionate impact on the US job market and technology sector.
“They’ve done more damage to this nation than all the mafia families put together. In my unhumble opinion. Gangsters with laptops. They’ve robbed us blind, treated us like second-class citizens,” he wrote.
Political divisions
He argued that the US Constitution, written long before modern travel and global migration patterns, may not fully address contemporary challenges linked to immigration.
“The Constitution was written before air travel, needless to say before television, before the internet, before radio, and you could say, how relevant are some of these arguments when people are coming here by airplane in the ninth month of their pregnancy,” he wrote.
The issue of birthright citizenship is currently before the US Supreme Court in a case challenging an executive order aimed at limiting citizenship for children born to certain categories of non-citizens.
Trump, commenting on the case, said, “If they rule against our Country on Birthright Citizenship, which they probably will, it will cost America massive amounts of money but, more importantly, it will cost America its DIGNITY!”
The debate continues to draw attention as legal proceedings unfold and political divisions deepen over immigration policy.
