Washington DC, June 30 -- President Donald Trump criticised the US Supreme Court on Tuesday (LOCAL TIME) after it struck down his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants and temporary visitors.

Reacting on Truth Social to the 6-3 ruling, Trump sarcastically congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping, calling the decision a "massive Birthright Citizenship WIN" for China over birth tourism concerns.

The President said, "I would like to congratulate President Xi, and the Great Country of China, on their massive Birthright Citizenship Win!"

The remark came hours after the US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upheld the principle of birthright citizenship, affirming that children born in the ...