In this Oct. 17, 2018, file photo, U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks during a campaign event for Jay Webber, Republican candidate for Congress in the 11th District of New Jersey, in Hanover, N.J. U.S. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
President Trump said outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the majority rather than giving his opinions on birthright citizenship.
The president advised Ryan to stay out of the discussion on the issue in a tweet Wednesday, and suggested he knows “nothing about” it.
In further dismissing Ryan, the president pointed out the new GOP majority will work on birthright citizenship, closing immigration loopholes and securing our borders.
Paul Ryan should be focusing on holding the Majority rather than giving his opinions on Birthright Citizenship, something he knows nothing about! Our new Republican Majority will work on this, Closing the Immigration Loopholes and Securing our Border!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 31, 2018
This comes after earlier this week the retiring lawmaker claimed the president cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order.
President Trump has slammed the policy, calling it “very unfair to citizens” as well as extremely costly. The president said the rest of the world is laughing at the stupidity of the practice and is using it ti the detriment of the U.S.
The president said birthright citizenship will end one way or other, and suggested the case would be settled by the Supreme Court.