India, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday sharply criticised birthright citizenship, arguing that the constitutional provision was originally intended for the children of enslaved people rather than for those born to wealthy foreign nationals.

In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said the policy was being misused by people from abroad seeking US citizenship for their children.

He claimed that the principle, rooted in post-Civil War legislation, was never meant to apply broadly to all foreign nationals.

His remarks come ahead of a key hearing at the Supreme Court of the United States, which is scheduled to hear arguments on April 1 in a case challenging his administration's executive order restricting ...