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House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he was "very disappointed" over the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship ruling.
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The Republican leader's news conference was interrupted by the ruling as reporters instantly sought a real-time reaction.
"Oh dear," Johnson said as a reporter read out the decision.
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Johnson said he believes it will subject the country to "serious challenges going forward and we'll have to deal with that."
Johnson, who has worked as a constitutional lawyer primarily on religious issues, said the 14th Amendment is being abused by people who are coming to the U.S. to have children in a "birthing tourism trend." It's not illegal but is a practice the Trump administration has tried to reduce.
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