Leftists Push LIE About Usha Vance’s Citizenship Following Trump Order

Recent social media claims about Usha Vance’s U.S. citizenship status have been debunked, revealing a misunderstanding of President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship.

Are you in the least bit surprised that leftists lied about this?

At a Glance

  • False claims circulated that Usha Vance’s citizenship would be revoked under Trump’s immigration plan
  • Usha Vance remains a U.S. citizen, unaffected by Trump’s executive order
  • The order only applies to individuals born more than 30 days after its issuance
  • Vance was born in San Diego to Indian parents who immigrated in the 1970s
  • Multiple fact-checking organizations have debunked these misleading narratives

Understanding the False Claims

In recent days, social media platforms have been abuzz with false claims regarding the citizenship status of Usha Vance, wife of Vice President J.D. Vance. These allegations, which originated on Threads, suggested that an executive order by President Trump targeting birthright citizenship would result in Vance losing her U.S. citizenship. However, these claims are entirely unfounded and have been thoroughly debunked by several reputable news outlets.

President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship has been widely misunderstood. The order, which aims to reinterpret the 14th Amendment, applies only to individuals born more than 30 days after its issuance. It does not have any retroactive effect, meaning that Usha Vance’s citizenship remains secure.

The order specifically targets children born in the United States if their mother was unlawfully present, or if the mother’s presence was lawful but temporary, and the father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of birth.

Usha Vance was born in San Diego to Indian parents who immigrated to the United States in the 1970s. While the specific details of her parents’ citizenship status at the time of her birth are not publicly available, it is clear that Vance’s citizenship is not affected by Trump’s executive order. The 14th Amendment has granted U.S. citizenship to anyone born in the country for over 150 years, and Vance’s birth predates the executive order by decades.

Multiple reputable fact-checking organizations have already debunked the false narratives surrounding Usha Vance’s citizenship. USA TODAY, a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (for whatever that’s worth!) has explicitly refuted these claims. Similar false allegations regarding Trump’s youngest son, Barron, have also been debunked, highlighting the widespread misunderstanding of the executive order’s scope and application.

Why can’t leftists just admit they are wrong about something? Why do they have to lie to make themselves look right?