Celebrity chef lashes out at Trump for changing the 'rules' the same year as America 250

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Activist and celebrity chef José Andrés joined protesters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, when President Donald Trump became the first sitting president on record to attend oral arguments on a case at the High Court. Andrés, when speaking to Fox News Digital, slammed Trump for "changing the game's rules," rules the chef said "have been already done," the same year as America's 250th anniversary since the Declaration of Independence was signed. He suggested that what Trump is doing – attempting to ensure that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily do not become American citizens – is not what America "should be working towards." The chef's comments mirrored remarks by other protesters alongside him outside the Supreme Court, complaining that Trump's efforts to tighten the screws around birthright citizenship violates the Constitution. Actor Robert De Niro, who did not join protesters but joined Trump and some of his closest advisors inside the courtroom, was also present at the High Court on Wednesday. JUSTICE JACKSON SPARKS ONLINE UPROAR AFTER LINKING BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP TO STEALING A WALLET IN JAPAN "The argument is that this country, this year, is celebrating 250 years! It's not the time to be changing the game's rules. Those rules have been already done," Andrés said. "Let's keep working to make sure that the 15 million immigrants become part of America. This is what America should be working towards." Andrés' suggestion that "the game's rules" have already been written and Trump's efforts are trying to upend those pre-settled rules, effectively saying it goes against the Constitution and other policies the country was founded on, was echoed by other protesters Fox News digital caught up with outside the Supreme Court Wednesday as well. "Well, I don't know that there should be no limits, but there certainly shouldn't be the limits that are proposed. And Justice Robert said it way better than I could. It's a…