“No, the modern liberal interpretation of the 14th amendment disagrees with him”
And the modern conservative one (or at least the majority one), too. Unless you wanna believe conservatives also have a “liberal interpretation.” Which is fine. Just so you know.
It's not rooted in originalism or strict constuctionism. Modern conservatives to a big extent adhere to an interpretation of the 14th amendment that is profoundly liberal.
It is both wrong in that the authors of this amendment meant specific things by the language they used, (what is the usefulness of having laws if they don't mean what they say they mean?) and wrong in allowing the usurpation of America's sovereignty in a way that has absolutely nothing to do with giving freed slaves citizenship.