Trump floats executive order to get citizenship question on 2020 census

President Trump said Friday he is considering using an executive order to place a citizenship question on the 2020 census, as the administration faces an afternoon deadline to say whether it will proceed with its push.

“We’re thinking about doing that, it’s one of the ways, we have four or five ways to do it,” Trump told reporters when asked if he was considering an executive order.

“We can do the printing now and maybe do an addendum after we get a positive decision [from the Supreme Court],” he said.

“Think about it, $15-20 billion [on a census] and you’re not allowed to ask if someone’s a citizen,” he said, adding that Attorney General William Barr is working on the issue.

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