Lie October 31, 2018 · Remarks · Immigration

“You don't need a Constitutional amendment for birthright citizenship. I believe that you can have a simple vote in Congress, or it's even possible, in my opinion -- this is after meeting with some very talented legal scholars -- that you can do it through an executive order.”

Said
October 31, 2018
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Immigration
Repeated
12 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 6554)

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