Despite an at-times rocky relationship, Trump has ― at least publicly ― appeared to be on good terms with Ryan in recent months. Under the 14th Amendment, citizenship is granted to all people born in the U.S., even if their parents aren’t citizens, a concept known as “birthright citizenship.” The mainstream legal consensus is that a constitutional amendment would be required to change that. Hours earlier on Wednesday, Trump reiterated his desire to end birthright citizenship, claiming “many scholars agree” the practice is not protected by the 14th Amendment. “So-called Birthright Citizenship, which costs our Country billions of dollars and is very unfair to our citizens, will be ended one way or the other,” he tweeted. “This case will be settled by the United States Supreme Court!”Although Ryan signaled his opposition to an executive order to end birthright citizenship, the speaker did not offer any possible repercussions for Trump if he proceeded with such an order.

Source: Huffington Post October 31, 2018 17:44 UTC