Chief Justice John Roberts struck a skeptical tone during oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice John Roberts signaled early skepticism of the Trump administration’s position. He told Solicitor General John Sauer that he listed a lot of “quirky” accepted exceptions to the idea of birthright citizenship–namely children of diplomats,

With the commander in chief in attendance, a former attorney for Trump turned high-ranking DOJ official was briefly taken aback by the Chief Justice Roberts.

President Trump has slammed the Supreme Court justices who voted to strike down most of his tariffs, claiming they "openly disrespect the Presidents who nominate them."

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts struck a skeptical tone during the oral arguments on Wednesday before the Supreme Court of the Trump administration’s challenge to a lower court ruling

SAUER: No, but of course, we're in a new world now, as Justice Alito pointed out, to where 8 billion people are one plane ride away from having a child who's a US citizen. ROBERTS: Well, it's a new world. It's the same Constitution.

The public remarks from Chief Justice John Roberts were his first since President Trump excoriated the justices who ruled against his tariffs in harsh and personal terms.

Both Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Neil Gorsuch are asking tough questions of both sides in the birthright citizenship case. After voicing skepticism of the Trump administration’s position during the solicitor general’s presentation,