‘An Overreach,’ Laolu Akande Faults Trump’s Ban On Birthright Citizenship

A former presidential media aide Laolu Akande has faulted President Donald Trump’s executive order banning birthright citizenship.

The move was part of Trump’s litany of executive orders he signed on his inauguration as the US president.

But Laolu has expressed concerns over it, saying it will negatively affect the country.

“Well, the concern for me is not about the broad agenda of Mr Trump to make America great again, or his intentions and plans to be insular. I don’t have any problem with that,” Laolu said on Thursday’s edition of Channels Television’s  Sunrise Daily.  

“What I have a problem with is the implications of his style of politics, and the language of his politics. For instance, he wants to ban the citizenship rights of people who are born in America.

“Now that’s an overreach. You could say that that doesn’t affect Nigeria but it does affect Nigeria because you know there are a lot of Nigerians who are caught in that web. ”

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‘He’s Overreaching Himself’

According to him, Trump’s move violates the “spirit” of the founding fathers of the US and is in contrast with the country’s Constitution.

“So, this attempt by Mr Donald Trump, even going to the point that he’s overreaching himself, goes against the grain of the founding fathers and the thoughts that went to the very idea of America where everybody can come in; the best of the world gather there. ”

He said, “It is a poor reflection on what many of us, many people believe America stands for. He’s so desperate about it that he’s even issuing an executive order to trounce the Constitution. I don’t know how he intends to survive. ”

The former presidential spokesman said the ban affects the reputation of the US.

Source: Channels TV