Knight “wanted to scare the hell” out of the refs just like “they”—whom he didn’t identify—“wanted to scare the hell out of judges,” Trump explained, after a nine-minute verbal ramble that covered Knight endorsing him, Afghanistan, Hamas, the price of eggs, and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

Federal judges have uniformly cast doubt on Trump’s reading of the Citizenship Clause. Three judges have blocked the order from taking effect anywhere in the U.S., including U.S. District Judge John Coughenour.

The key takeaways from Thursday's arguments before the Supreme Court involving the power of a federal judge has to block President Trump's executive order related to birthright citizenship.