Nancy Pelosi: Trump Wants Census Citizenship Question to ‘Make America White Again’

Chief Justice John Roberts joined the bench’s liberal justices in delivering the court’s opinion, handing the case back to lower courts for more evidentiary hearings.

Roberts stated that “the decision to reinstate a citizenship question cannot be adequately explained in terms of DOJ’s request for improved citizenship data to better enforce the VRA.”

 “I have a lot of respect for Justice Roberts, but he didn’t like it. But he did say come back,” the president said of Roberts’ opinion. “Essentially he said, ‘come back.’ That’s what he was saying. So we’ll see what happens. We can also add an addendum on so we can start the printing now and maybe do an addendum after we get a positive decision.”

The Department of Justice has said that although the government has already begun to create the census, it will attempt to include the citizenship question. The agency’s remarks followed statements from officials indicating the question would be left off the questionnaire. At the time, Pelosi praised the news, calling it a welcomed “development for our democracy.”

“House Democrats will be vigilant to ensure a full, fair and accurate Census,” the speaker added. “We will continue to advance strong legislation to secure critical funding to guarantee maximum participation and inclusion so that every person in every community is counted.”