U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is being slammed by Fox viewers for calling American citizenship a “privilege.”
Bondi made the false claims during a Fox News panel on Friday, much to viewers' aghast.
"Being a citizen in our country is a privilege, not a right. And Donald Trump is going to have everyone in this country who deserves to be here, who is a citizen," Bondi said during a guest appearance on the conservative television network.
Despite Bondi’s claims, the 14th Amendment is a constitutional right for those born or naturalized in the U.S. It guarantees birthright citizenship for those born in the 50 states or most territories.
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Social media users were quick to point that fact out.
“It’s literally a right under the 14th Amendment,” one user pointed out.
“Calling citizenship a ‘privilege’ kinda/sorta/definitely ignores how the Constitution works. If you’re a citizen, that's a protected right - full stop, not something a president gets to hand out or take away based on who they think 'deserves' it,” an X user said.
Another X user questioned whether the Trump administration would revoke citizenship based on its own derived standards.
“So... are they saying they can just take the citizenship away from everyone they judge not deserving of it?”
Others joked about taking away Bondi’s citizenship.
“I guess we can...
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