LISTEN: John Sauer Says 'I Think So' When Asked if Native Americans Are Birthright Citizens [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Apr 1st, 2026, 1:15 pm


U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer stumbled over his words on Wednesday, saying “I think so” when after Justice Neil Gorsuch asked if Native Americans are birthright citizens. The moment came as Sauer presented the Trump administration’s case to the Supreme Court in President Donald Trump’s legal crusade to overturn birthright citizenship.

“Do you think Native Americans today are birthright citizens under your test and under your friend’s test?” Gorsuch asked at one point in his questioning. “Uh, I think so?” Sauer responded.

After dancing around the question, which Gorsuch asked two more times, Sauer finally admitted, “I think so, on our test. If they were lawfully domiciled here. I have to think that through, but that’s my reaction.” “I’ll take the yes, that’s all right,” Gorsuch said as laughter was heard.

Gorsuch was appointed to the bench by Trump in 2017, following the death of Antonin Scalia.

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