John Leguizamo is an Emmy-winning actor who is currently starring in the most anticipated movie of the year, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and he dropped by The Daily Show last night to add his thoughts to the ongoing debate over the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that upheld birthright citizenship.
Specifically, Trump administration official Stephen Miller told Fox host Jesse Watters shortly after the high court’s 6-3 vote to affirm birthright citizenship, “We have people from all over the world, from third-world nations, nations that on their own would have never invented the wheel, let alone modern technology, let alone medicine, let alone air travel.”
“And they can just come into the country, have a baby at a hospital, paid for by you and me, and then that baby’s automatically a citizen, that baby can sit on a jury when he turns 18, and sit in judgment of you, and sit in judgment of me, and sit in judgment of our loved ones,” he added.
That led Leguizamo to retort, “OK, OK, first of all, I do like knowing that Stephen Miller worries he might actually be put on trial someday.”
“Oh, I can’t wait to Nuremberg that motherf—er.”
Leguizamo continued, “But also, a baby who sits on a jury when he turns 18 is not a baby anymore, OK? Although that could be pretty cute.” He imitated a child-like voice saying, “We, the jury, find you ‘adowable.’ We sentence you to the ‘ewectwic’ chair.'”
“The Chinese could take over Detroit! The Mexicans could all come in a cruise ship!” he continued. “The Greeks could send a giant wooden horse as a gift and then leap out of it at night! I’m telling you, you’ve got to see this on IMAX.”
Bravo, John! We need more people who aren’t afraid to speak truth to power. Especially when they make us laugh in the process.
