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Ben Ferguson: “The President wanted there to be a grand debate nationwide…”

Featuring: Ben Ferguson, Conservative | Talk Show Host | National

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Published | Video Starts at 33:23

One of them and it's one that there's been a lot of discussion over, and that's birthright citizenship case. My take on this was, look, The President wanted there to be a grand debate nationwide on birthright citizenship. I think a lot of people around him knew that if this went to the Supreme Court and this was a fight they were willing to have, that there was a good chance it was not going to be a victory. (33:23–33:29)

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Asserts that the President initiated a national debate on birthright citizenship.

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