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UpInArms

(54,988 posts)
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:37 PM 17 hrs 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 17 hrs ago OP
That's nothing................. Lovie777 17 hrs ago #1
"Trump calls America 'stupid'" blue-wave 17 hrs ago #2
Ironically, he's one of the stupidest. paleotn 16 hrs ago #14
Traitor's inevitable Projection! Cha 16 hrs ago #22
Don't forget his uncle, lol hibbing 15 hrs ago #34
The one who was on site when Tesla died Attilatheblond 15 hrs ago #38
Can you give some background on your comment? Trueblue Texan 13 hrs ago #52
His uncle John.... the MIT guy Trump brags about Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #54
Thank you! Trueblue Texan 10 hrs ago #58
Never heard this before - Thanks! Talitha 10 hrs ago #59
Oh gee, if he doesn't like us stupid Americans, he can leave. Please. txwhitedove 15 hrs ago #41
For electing him. Twice. Martin Eden 14 hrs ago #44
I'd say MW67 14 hrs ago #50
Snort. 😎 littlemissmartypants 7 hrs ago #61
I'd rather be an American "stupid" AnnaLee 17 hrs ago #3
So revealing in so many ways. efhmc 17 hrs ago #4
He calls them "stupid" because he lacks the ability to verbally articulate his thoughts FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #5
"I didn't vote for Dump to call us stupid!" sakabatou 17 hrs ago #6
"I love the poorly educated." NH Ethylene 16 hrs ago #25
WRONG. underpants 17 hrs ago #7
Facts don't mean nothing to Donnie! paleotn 16 hrs ago #17
They say we should not say that you are the asshole Trump pwb 17 hrs ago #8
We are in Idiocracy, the movie. hadEnuf 17 hrs ago #9
Well, Donny, IF something in the Constitution needs to be changed, tanyev 17 hrs ago #10
Fuck off, Piggy orangecrush 16 hrs ago #11
Rough day, eh Donnie? paleotn 16 hrs ago #12
From the tenor of their questioning, he probably realized the justices will rule against him again. sop 16 hrs ago #13
Hey TACO - - you can leave America any time you want. Talitha 16 hrs ago #15
The ones who voted for him are for sure IronLionZion 16 hrs ago #16
I'm stupid LilElf70 16 hrs ago #18
Another lie from a constant firehose of lies. nt Evolve Dammit 16 hrs ago #19
Hey you demented crybully. . . DinahMoeHum 16 hrs ago #20
Then leave and go the fuck back to Russia durablend 16 hrs ago #21
At least 30 countries allow for birthright citizenship patphil 16 hrs ago #23
Yup, I have to agree, America elected you President republianmushroom 16 hrs 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 16 hrs ago #26
Hey, dumbass, follow the process for amending the Constitution if spooky3 16 hrs ago #27
In Trump's defense, he has passed cognitive tests, and he knew which animal was the elephant. Doodley 16 hrs ago #28
One could argue that the majority of the voters in the last presidential election were, well, stupid. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #29
Birthright citizenship favors the growing a of population. BadgerKid 16 hrs ago #30
Quiet War Piggy Blue Owl 16 hrs ago #31
Stupid enough... purr-rat beauty 15 hrs ago #32
He was delusional enough to think that if he sat in the courtroom avebury 15 hrs ago #33
If you can't get your way, you're welcome to resign. Piggy. Diamond_Dog 15 hrs ago #35
THIS!!! calimary 7 hrs ago #60
felon 47 calls people exactly what he is!!Look what his stupidity has done and this is only a small portion Linda Ed 15 hrs ago #36
He wants his kids deported I guess Beachnutt 15 hrs ago #37
I think Rebl2 15 hrs ago #40
2 out of 3. Dulcinea 12 hrs ago #55
Look in Rebl2 15 hrs ago #39
"....a judiciary..... lastlib 15 hrs ago #42
Looks like our stupidity will be one of the main themes in his talk tonight on Iran . . . Journeyman 15 hrs ago #43
Not 30 unheard of countries. Canada, Mexico, Germany, ... Bluetus 14 hrs ago #45
Because of Trump MissouriDem47 14 hrs ago #46
You misspelled COL Mustard 14 hrs ago #48
He's right, America is stupid COL Mustard 14 hrs ago #47
Be a pity if the stress was detrimental to his health. 58Sunliner 14 hrs ago #49
I agree VanceFan 13 hrs ago #51
I've heard him use that "no other country" Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #53
No, the Not-so-Supreme Court was stupid for not rejecting the case mdbl 12 hrs ago #56
Love it or leave it slobfather Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago #57
Because that's exactly how he felt trying to listen to SCOTUS. littlemissmartypants 7 hrs ago #62
What is truly stupid bmichaelh 6 hrs ago #63
every time the orange pedo calls somethings stupid, I think of this from Seinfeld... Javaman 2 hrs ago #64

Lovie777

(22,992 posts)
1. That's nothing.................
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:44 PM
17 hrs 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

(5,135 posts)
2. "Trump calls America 'stupid'"
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:45 PM
17 hrs 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
16 hrs 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.

Attilatheblond

(8,880 posts)
38. The one who was on site when Tesla died
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:52 PM
15 hrs ago

and oddly, all of Tesla's papers disappeared about then?

Theft and stolen valor seem to be Trump family genetic traits.

Trueblue Texan

(4,469 posts)
52. Can you give some background on your comment?
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 08:23 PM
13 hrs ago

I just gotta know what you're talking about--sounds like I missed something along the way.

Attilatheblond

(8,880 posts)
54. His uncle John.... the MIT guy Trump brags about
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:15 PM
12 hrs ago

Was sent by the government to clean up Tesla's papers, in case there was anything the government needed to suppress. From what I have read over the years, and several places, a lot Tesla's papers were missing from that Trump turned over.

Starter kit for reading https://ithy.com/article/tesla-files-review-g7on2ich]

Reckon keeping boxes of papers for one's self is a family value

Martin Eden

(15,631 posts)
44. For electing him. Twice.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:17 PM
14 hrs ago

If he actually said THAT, he'd be telling the truth.
For once.

FakeNoose

(41,640 posts)
5. He calls them "stupid" because he lacks the ability to verbally articulate his thoughts
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:52 PM
17 hrs ago

Does this surprise anyone? I doubt it.


sakabatou

(46,151 posts)
6. "I didn't vote for Dump to call us stupid!"
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:55 PM
17 hrs ago

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

NH Ethylene

(31,348 posts)
25. "I love the poorly educated."
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:48 PM
16 hrs ago

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

underpants

(196,506 posts)
7. WRONG.
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 04:58 PM
17 hrs 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
16 hrs 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
17 hrs ago

so I won't say you are an asshole.

tanyev

(49,298 posts)
10. Well, Donny, IF something in the Constitution needs to be changed,
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:08 PM
17 hrs 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

(18,632 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
16 hrs 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
16 hrs 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

(16,670 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
16 hrs ago

and such?"

spooky3

(38,634 posts)
27. Hey, dumbass, follow the process for amending the Constitution if
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 05:51 PM
16 hrs ago

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

Doodley

(11,914 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
16 hrs ago

twodogsbarking

(18,786 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
16 hrs 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
16 hrs 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
15 hrs 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.

Linda Ed

(519 posts)
36. felon 47 calls people exactly what he is!!Look what his stupidity has done and this is only a small portion
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:33 PM
15 hrs ago

“Landmark achievements”? Inflation is UP, grocery and gas prices are UP, insurance premiums are UP, and Mango Mussolini has blundered his way into an unnecessary war, based on a lie, which has already taken American lives and is costing $1B a day

Rebl2

(17,743 posts)
39. Look in
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 06:53 PM
15 hrs ago

the mirror trumpy dumpy. That’s the person who is stupid. I guess he thought he could sway the SC judges by showing up and scowling at them?

lastlib

(28,279 posts)
42. "....a judiciary.....
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:05 PM
15 hrs ago
....that has repeatedly ruled against him."


Except when it counted most.......

Journeyman

(15,450 posts)
43. Looks like our stupidity will be one of the main themes in his talk tonight on Iran . . .
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:07 PM
15 hrs ago

This will certainly help him get his viewpoint across.

Bluetus

(2,800 posts)
45. Not 30 unheard of countries. Canada, Mexico, Germany, ...
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 07:20 PM
14 hrs ago

Just about every country in all the Americas except Columbia.

How can we get this MFer to stop lying?

How can we get the media to do the most basic fact checking?

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2026/0401/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-trump

Figarosmom

(12,002 posts)
53. I've heard him use that "no other country"
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 08:58 PM
13 hrs ago

Argument in front of reporters and not one reporter ever said that, that wasn't true.

mdbl

(8,658 posts)
56. No, the Not-so-Supreme Court was stupid for not rejecting the case
Wed Apr 1, 2026, 09:56 PM
12 hrs ago

and wasting taxpayer time and money on something settled more than a century ago.

littlemissmartypants

(33,647 posts)
62. Because that's exactly how he felt trying to listen to SCOTUS.
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 03:00 AM
7 hrs ago

He was in way over his head when he walked in the door, and when he left, he knew he was.

bmichaelh

(1,185 posts)
63. What is truly stupid
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 04:03 AM
6 hrs ago

Is at the next news conference, a reporter not calling Trump out on this lie.

Javaman

(65,717 posts)
64. every time the orange pedo calls somethings stupid, I think of this from Seinfeld...
Thu Apr 2, 2026, 07:42 AM
2 hrs ago
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