President Donald Trump wrote in a late-night social media rant that Democrats are “PLAYING THE REF” when it comes to the Supreme Court, and warned the justices not to “fall for the games they play.” The court heard oral arguments Thursday in a case challenging a temporary injunction that blocks the president’s executive order to end birthright citizenship from taking effect.

Trump's remarks came hours after the court started hearing arguments on whether lower courts have the power to stop his bid to halt birthright citizenship.

The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled on Thursday over Donald Trump's attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as the Republican president seeks a major shift in how the U.