Paul Ryan breaks with Trump: ‘You cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order’

Published October 30, 2018 6:22pm ET



House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday he doesn’t believe President Trump will be able to end birthright citizenship in the United States by issuing an executive order, a step Trump said he was considering.

“You obviously cannot do that. You cannot end birthright citizenship with an executive order,” Ryan, R-Wis., said in an interview with WVLK, a station based in Lexington, Ky.

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