Hi there, everyone. You made it to Thursday. It's 4 o'clock in New York. Today, a federal judge giving Donald Trump the first major setback of his new administration.

Just four days in. Delivering a legal body blow to Trump's plan to fundamentally reshape the U.S.

Constitution by ending birthright citizenship. A judge appointed by Ronald Reagan, issuing a temporary restraining order, blocking Trump's executive order, condemning the EO itself by saying this, quote,

I have been on the bench for more than four decades. I can't

remember another case where the question presented is as clear as this one. This is a blatantly

unconstitutional order. Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar could state

unequivocally that this is a constitutional order.

It just boggles my mind, thwarting Trump's key campaign promise in just 25 minutes.

In the hearing, a lawyer for four of the state's suing highlighted the cruelty of the policy,

noting that without birthright citizenship, quote,

children being born might have no legal status, might be subject

to deportation, stateless, subject to travel restrictions, deprived of their right to vote as they age,

deprived of their right to work legally, and deprived of their vote to participate in our democratic

system. These individuals will lose their right to be full participants

in our society as a new permanent underclass in the country. The order is now blocked for 14

days pending further briefing to make that order permanent. In a statement, the Attorney General

for Arizona, one of the four states seeking to block the order said this, quote, today's ruling is a win for the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.

No president can change the Constitution on a whim, and today's decision affirms that.

Trump's DOJ vowing to fight on, saying they will vigorously defend their executive order.

The case is almost certain to be appealed to the United States Supreme Court. And it remains to be

seen how Trump's handpicked justices will rule. This major stumbling block and rebuke to one of

Trump's key campaign promises is where we start today with some of our

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