"I want to thank Justice Barrett, who wrote the opinion brilliantly," he said at a White House press conference soon after Friday’s ruling.
Barrett’s majority opinion in the 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, which at least temporarily revived Trump’s plan to end automatic birthright citizenship, is a major boost to an administration that has been assailed by courts around the country for its broad and aggressive use of executive power.
It also marks an extraordinary turnaround for Barrett’s reputation among Trump’s most vocal supporters.