Axios: “President Trump told reporters Saturday his presidential campaign will ‘not be pursuing’ a baseless claim that Sen. Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate, may be ineligible to serve as vice president because both her parents were not naturalized citizens at her birth.”
“Harris was born in Oakland, California. She is an American citizen and is eligible for the office. Critics, including some Republicans, denounced an op-ed published by Newsweek this week as a new attempt at “birtherism” — the conspiracy theory that President Obama was not actually born in the U.S. — targeting the first woman of color on a presidential ticket. ‘It’s not something that we will be pursuing’ Trump said of Harris’ eligibility to serve as VP.”