President Donald Trump said he expects that at least five U.S. Supreme Court justices will agree with his argument that the constitutional amendment on birthright citizenship was meant solely to safeguard the rights of slaves, not “the whole world.”

On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order ending birthright citizenship for children born to immigrants who are in the United States without authorization, with a federal judge blocking the order shortly thereafter.

But on Thursday, Trump said he expects the Supreme Court will side with him, and that he’ll win his case, reports USA Today.

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