Hillary Clinton warned in an early 2016 tweet that Donald Trump would remove birthright citizenship if he became president. The reaction was swift, with many…
Hillary Clinton warned in an early 2016 tweet that Donald Trump would remove birthright citizenship if he became president. The reaction was swift, with many mocking Clinton for what they saw as a histrionic prediction and others attacking the former Secretary of State for her then-FBI investigation.
Now, close to three years later, Clinton’s tweet has been proven true.
Trump claimed that he could eliminate the provision without passing a constitutional amendment, and when pressed by a reporter said, “You can definitely do it with an Act of Congress. But now they’re saying I can do it just with an executive order.”
The proposal has come under fire and been described as a last-minute ploy to help boost Republicans going into the midterm elections. Others have called it an unnecessary solution to a non-existent problem.
But as many have pointed out, it was also a proposal that Hillary Clinton appeared to have predicted months before the 2016 election. In a tweet from May of that year, Clinton posted an article predicting that Trump or other Republican candidates would make efforts to remove birthright citizenship if they were elected.
FACT: Donald Trump would end birthright citizenship. https://t.co/RJfgxTC2Ou
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 5,2016
At the time, Clinton’s tweet was met with plenty of pushback — as her other statements from that time were as well. Many mocked Clinton for the prediction.
“You just love lying,” one of the top results read.
In the day since the report of Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship, many have flocked back to Hillary Clinton’s original tweet to point out her correct prediction. Others lamented that Clinton wasn’t listened to at the time, but instead drown out in insults and apparent smears.
Though Donald Trump has announced plans to end birthright citizenship, experts believe that is outside of his power as president. The right was spelled out in the 14th Amendment, and experts say that any executive order trying to put an end to it will likely be challenged — and overturned — in federal court.
