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UpInArms

(54,983 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:37 PM 1 hr ago

Trump calls America 'stupid' after abruptly leaving Supreme Court debate

Source: The Independent UK

President Donald Trump has branded the U.S. “stupid” after attending Supreme Court arguments over his administration's efforts to end birthright citizenship.

He left halfway through the proceedings, and several key justices, including three Trump appointed to the nine-member bench, appeared skeptical of the administration’s arguments to block automatic citizenship.

After the arguments wrapped, Trump ranted on Truth Social, writing, “We are the only country in the world STUPID enough to allow ‘Birthright’ Citizenship!”

Thirty-two other countries, most of them in the Western Hemisphere, have birthright citizenship laws that are substantially similar to the U.S., according to the Pew Research Center. Another 50 or so countries have more limited variations of birthright citizenship.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/trump-supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-debate-stupid-b2950293.html



more also at:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/supreme-court-trump-birthright-citizenship-case-b2949973.html

President Donald Trump left the Supreme Court in the middle of oral arguments in a landmark case over the president’s fight to end birthright citizenship after watching the administration’s top lawyer struggle under questioning from skeptical justices.

After arguments concluded, he said the U.S. is “the only Country in the World STUPID enough” to grant citizenship at birth, despite more than 30 other countries with similar policies.

Several key justices, including three Trump appointed to the nine-member bench, appeared skeptical of the arguments from U.S. solicitor general D. John Sauer. A decision is expected by June or July.

No sitting president has attended Supreme Court arguments in the nation’s history, and Trump’s unprecedented attendance raised critical questions over his antagonistic relationship with a judiciary that has repeatedly ruled against him.
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Trump calls America 'stupid' after abruptly leaving Supreme Court debate (Original Post) UpInArms 1 hr ago OP
That's nothing................. Lovie777 1 hr ago #1
"Trump calls America 'stupid'" blue-wave 1 hr ago #2
Ironically, he's one of the stupidest. paleotn 56 min ago #14
Traitor's inevitable Projection! Cha 35 min ago #22
I'd rather be an American "stupid" AnnaLee 1 hr ago #3
So revealing in so many ways. efhmc 1 hr ago #4
He calls them "stupid" because he lacks the ability to verbally articulate his thoughts FakeNoose 1 hr ago #5
"I didn't vote for Dump to call us stupid!" sakabatou 1 hr ago #6
"I love the poorly educated." NH Ethylene 30 min ago #25
WRONG. underpants 1 hr ago #7
Facts don't mean nothing to Donnie! paleotn 48 min ago #17
They say we should not say that you are the asshole Trump pwb 1 hr ago #8
We are in Idiocracy, the movie. hadEnuf 1 hr ago #9
Well, Donny, IF something in the Constitution needs to be changed, tanyev 1 hr ago #10
Fuck off, Piggy orangecrush 1 hr ago #11
Rough day, eh Donnie? paleotn 1 hr ago #12
From the tenor of their questioning, he probably realized the justices will rule against him again. sop 58 min ago #13
Hey TACO - - you can leave America any time you want. Talitha 52 min ago #15
The ones who voted for him are for sure IronLionZion 51 min ago #16
I'm stupid LilElf70 46 min ago #18
Another lie from a constant firehose of lies. nt Evolve Dammit 44 min ago #19
Hey you demented crybully. . . DinahMoeHum 40 min ago #20
Then leave and go the fuck back to Russia durablend 39 min ago #21
At least 30 countries allow for birthright citizenship patphil 32 min ago #23
Yup, I have to agree, America elected you President republianmushroom 32 min ago #24
Has anyone kept track of how many times President Idiot has said, "We are the only country that does or does not do such efhmc 30 min ago #26
Hey, dumbass, follow the process for amending the Constitution if spooky3 27 min ago #27
In Trump's defense, he has passed cognitive tests, and he knew which animal was the elephant. Doodley 23 min ago #28
One could argue that the majority of the voters in the last presidential election were, well, stupid. twodogsbarking 23 min ago #29
Birthright citizenship favors the growing a of population. BadgerKid 12 min ago #30
Quiet War Piggy Blue Owl 11 min ago #31
Stupid enough... purr-rat beauty 9 min ago #32
He was delusional enough to think that if he sat in the courtroom avebury 2 min ago #33

Lovie777

(22,980 posts)
1. That's nothing.................
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:44 PM
1 hr ago

shithole always have thought Americans are stupid because they are jealous of his smartness..................

in other words "trump derangement syndrome" - Fetterman say Democrats got it bad.

blue-wave

(5,130 posts)
2. "Trump calls America 'stupid'"
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:45 PM
1 hr ago

Of course he did. He thinks he's the only smart one in a country of 348 million people. Didn't he say something similar about our military personnel a while back?

He doesn't get his way he cries.

paleotn

(22,218 posts)
14. Ironically, he's one of the stupidest.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:22 PM
56 min ago

Waaaaay out of the left tail of the IQ distribution. Only surpassed by his sons. The moron single handedly proves Dunning and Kruger's theory on cognitive bias.

FakeNoose

(41,634 posts)
5. He calls them "stupid" because he lacks the ability to verbally articulate his thoughts
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:52 PM
1 hr ago

Does this surprise anyone? I doubt it.


sakabatou

(46,148 posts)
6. "I didn't vote for Dump to call us stupid!"
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:55 PM
1 hr ago

Yes, yes you did. He already called you stupid before, and you were fine with it.

NH Ethylene

(31,346 posts)
25. "I love the poorly educated."
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:48 PM
30 min ago

I guess people were too dumb - or enamored - to realize they were being insulted.

underpants

(196,495 posts)
7. WRONG.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:58 PM
1 hr ago

Around 30-35 countries, primarily in the Americas, offer unconditional birthright citizenship (jus soli), granting automatic citizenship to almost anyone born on their soil, regardless of parental nationality. The United States, Canada, Mexico, and most of South/Central America have this policy

paleotn

(22,218 posts)
17. Facts don't mean nothing to Donnie!
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:30 PM
48 min ago

Just like they didn't to Adolph Hitler, March / April 1945, directing the movements of phantom German armies that no longer existed. No one was brave enough to tell him. Same with Trump. Except instead of being taken out and shot, Trump's minions would lose their meal ticket. Their momentary ride on a gravy train that will end shortly. Hope they've got exit plans. They'll need them.

pwb

(12,669 posts)
8. They say we should not say that you are the asshole Trump
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:59 PM
1 hr ago

so I won't say you are an asshole.

tanyev

(49,295 posts)
10. Well, Donny, IF something in the Constitution needs to be changed,
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:08 PM
1 hr ago

there is a lengthy process established for that, and no, it does not happen by you scrawling your name in Sharpie below an Executive Order that reads like one of your manic Truth Social posts.

So you just take your ball and toodle on back to your gaudy White House.


😒


sop

(18,621 posts)
13. From the tenor of their questioning, he probably realized the justices will rule against him again.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:20 PM
58 min ago

Next he'll call out individual justices by name, hoping to sway their decisions. He's that stupid.

republianmushroom

(22,326 posts)
24. Yup, I have to agree, America elected you President
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:46 PM
32 min ago

once, showing they are stupid and then double down on it by electing you a second time. Showing just how stupid they really are.

efhmc

(16,666 posts)
26. Has anyone kept track of how many times President Idiot has said, "We are the only country that does or does not do such
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:48 PM
30 min ago

and such?"

spooky3

(38,633 posts)
27. Hey, dumbass, follow the process for amending the Constitution if
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:51 PM
27 min ago

You don’t like it. Oh wait—you don’t have enough support to do that. Guess I’m STOOPID.

Doodley

(11,913 posts)
28. In Trump's defense, he has passed cognitive tests, and he knew which animal was the elephant.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:55 PM
23 min ago

twodogsbarking

(18,785 posts)
29. One could argue that the majority of the voters in the last presidential election were, well, stupid.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:55 PM
23 min ago

That train of thought I can follow.

BadgerKid

(5,005 posts)
30. Birthright citizenship favors the growing a of population.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:07 PM
12 min ago

But this administration is pulling on multiple levers to reduce population albeit out of hate and power mongering. Still, there is a sort of consistency.

avebury

(11,197 posts)
33. He was delusional enough to think that if he sat in the courtroom
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:16 PM
2 min ago

that his "force of personality" would make the Justices fall in line and rule as he wished. He saw that the chances of that happening are (hopefully) pretty slim.

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