Birthright citizenship reaction: hysterical, borderline insane

Donald Trump has been thwarted by the Supreme Court over his plan to end birthright citizenship, prompting passionate reactions on both left and right. One Maga influencer has called for a ban on pregnant women travelling to the US and for the sterilisation of foreign visitors. Is the Trump v Barbara Supreme Court ruling evidence that the reports of the death of American democracy have been exaggerated?As America celebrates its 250th birthday at a time of bitter divisions in US politics, are there reasons to be cheerful about, well, the state of it?And another left-wing, anti-Israel candidate wins a Democratic primary. Melat Kiros, who has won her primary in Colorado, has said that calls for the elimination of the Israeli state should not be conflated with antisemitism. What does her win tell us about the direction of travel for the left in America, and about the future of relations between Israel and the US?Katy Balls, Washington editor and columnist at The Times and The Sunday TimesGerard Baker, columnist at The Times and editor at large at The Wall Street JournalProducers: Euan Dawtrey, Harry KitsonExecutive producer: Molly Guinness00:00 - Introduction: The State of It USA00:43 - Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ban05:07 - King Charles, the Magna Carta, and Executive Power06:14 - The Maga Meltdown and the "USSR" Comparison11:09 - The Dangerous Precedent of Executive Overreach13:32 - America at 250: Celebrating a Deeply Divided Nation18:03 - The American State Fair and Polarised Realities21:05 - The Rise of Anti-Israel Sentiment on the Left and RightPicture: Getty ImagesAudio: Reuters, 9NewsThis podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.