WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has said he would strip naturalised Americans of their citizenship “in a heartbeat” if he believed they were dishonest or posed a threat.
Trump made the remarks in an interview with The New York Times last week, the transcript of which was released Sunday, during a contentious exchange about immigration, national security, and citizenship.
“If they deserve to be stripped, I would, yes, ” Trump said when asked whether he would revoke citizenship from naturalized Americans. Pressed further, he added, “I’d do it in a heartbeat.”