Trump falsely asserted that he had the presidential right to unilaterally change the interpretation of the amendment. Trump’s executive order wrongly stipulates that the 14th Amendment “has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States.” However, since 1898, the Supreme Court has indeed taken that view. While signing the order, Trump grumbled that the U.S. has such a standard in place. “It’s ridiculous, we’re the only country in the world that does this with birthright, as you know, and it’s just absolutely ridiculous.”