During a recent rally in Los Angeles, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, 86, made headlines with a bold statement criticizing Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Waters suggested that, in light of his stance on deportation and birthright citizenship, the president should consider deporting his wife, Melania Trump,54.
This provocative remark was part of Waters' broader criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration agenda, which seeks to remove millions of undocumented migrants from the United States.
Waters’ comment was a response to President Trump's ongoing efforts to challenge birthright citizenship, a legal principle embedded in the 14th Amendment.
This provision guarantees that anyone born in the U.S., regardless of their parents’ immigration status, is entitled to citizenship.
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Trump has proposed an executive order aimed at curtailing birthright citizenship, a move that has sparked significant legal challenges and backlash.
Maxine Waters used this context to argue that if Trump wants to examine birthright citizenship so closely, he should also look into the immigration status of his own family.
Melania Trump, the first lady, was born in Slovenia and moved to the U.S. to pursue a modeling career. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2006 after marrying Donald Trump.
Donald Trump with Melania
Her parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, later gained U.S. citizenship in 2018 through family sponsorship.
Waters’ comment at the rally called into question whether Melania’s parents were fully documented during their immigration process, suggesting that Trump’s administration could be overlooking the status of his own family while aggressively targeting others for deportation.
Maxine Waters made her comments while participating in a protest in Los Angeles, where hundreds gathered to oppose the Trump administration’s policies.
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The rally focused on several issues, including the president’s mass deportation plans and cuts to federal programs led by his advisor Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Waters’ suggestion that Trump "look at Melania" was a rhetorical device aimed at drawing attention to the perceived hypocrisy of the president’s immigration stance, highlighting how his family benefited from the same system he seeks to reform.
While Waters’ remark is unlikely to result in any action against Melania Trump, it serves as a sharp critique of the Trump administration’s handling of immigration.
Waters aimed to underscore the contradiction in Trump’s policies—demanding strict enforcement against undocumented immigrants while not addressing the status of his own wife and her family.
This pointed remark reflects the ongoing debate over immigration reform and raises questions about fairness, immigration enforcement, and political consistency.
