’ eligibility to be president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics.
Speaking from the White House, Trump told reporters he had “heard” rumors that Harris, a Black woman and U.S.-born citizen whose parents were immigrants, does not meet the requirement to serve in the White House. The president said he considered the rumors “very serious.”to serve as his running mate on the Democratic ticket, was born in Oakland, California, and is eligible to be president under the constitutional requirements.
“Full stop, end of story, period, exclamation point,” said Jessica Levinson, a professor at Loyola Law School. “Let’s just be honest about what it is: It’s just a racist trope we trot out when we have a candidate of color whose parents were not citizens.” Trump built his political career on questioning a political opponent’s legitimacy. He was a high-profile force behind the so-called “birther movement” — the lie that questioned whether President Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black president, was eligible to serve. Only after mounting pressure during his 2016 campaign did Trump disavow the claims.
Trump comments about Harris on Thursday landed in a blizzard of other untrue, racist or sexist claims unleashed across social media and conservative websites after Biden picked Harris, the first Black woman and the first Asian American woman on a major party ticket. The misinformation campaign is built on falsehoods that have circulating less noticeably for months, propelled by Trump and his supporters.
Umm trumps mother was born in Scotland . So if Kamala is not a valid candidate as a daughter of an immigrant (untrue she is a birthright citizen) then he is not a valid president as son of an immigrant birther BirtherismIsRacism
Oh brother
Trump is the most corrupt, morally bankrupt president in U.S. History - every action is reprehensible and abhorrent. No institution that we currently have is able to successfully respond to the destruction
Fake news. Watch the press confrence
More desperate attempts from Trump! Just like the rumor he spread about president Obama' birth previously! Desperate acts begets failure in his future bid for the office of POTUS!!!
FUCKTRUMP shutdowntrump BYEBYETRUMP
Is it fringe? What Congress relied upon in drafting that section — Law of Nations,Book I,The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens. John Jay (first Chief Justice of the U.S. wrote to George Washington: July 25, 1787
NBC has proclaimed Kamala is eligible. End of debate? 😂😂
She’s more eligible than FLOTUS citizenship or realDonaldTrump stealing of the elections TrumpThreatensAmerica TrumpIsALaughingStock TrumpIsACompleteFailure BidenHarris2020 BidenHarris2020 BidenHarris2020
You are engaging in pure propaganda now.
Do you get a sense of desperation?
Distraction from the real problems facing the 🇺🇸 !!
Whatever 'doorknob Trump says or does , it won't stick any more! 2016 is DEAD! It won't come back! Our eyes are sharper, no more lying! REMOVE TRUMP is our goal!
Trump has stooped again to gutter politics, Kamala Harris is a class act, intelligent, can construct an argument, has presence of mind, a listener, who’s empathy and frankness outshine all her opponents. All her values and successes are something Trump just cannot come close to.
The 25th amendment need to be in play now
He's just mad because she wears less makeup than him and still looks better. /shrug/
rolandsmartin Ok. The President of these United States has lied to us everyday about every thing. If his lips are moving, he's lying. Don't anyone get excited.
Hear we go again, will it work this time? Doubt it, didn’t work with Obama and doesn’t work with Harris. Just the same old broken record.
Racist. huh. At least you're put of the closet as full fledged libtards now. Trump2020
Jealous trump jealousy get you nowhere.
At least she was born and schooled in America, his wife wasn’t ..
Liars. He did not echo them. Anyone that listens to the speech knows that you just continue the lies
For anyone who doubts Trump is a racist, exhibit 1492... RacistInChief DesperateDonnie
So. What about those from German parent(s) or grand-parents ? ..
The reporter presented the information and he said he should look into it. Never commented about it. Fake effing news
He’s a nasty, foul-mouthed man !
Kindly label this properly as Opinion. Thank you.
He said he had heard about it but didn't know anything. Quit trying to spin it into racism!!!
Thank you for your forthright presentation of the facts. It's refreshing. More, please.
Stop lying, we have recordings now. Trump said he “JUST HEARD IT” & “IF TRUE, ITS A BIG DEAL, & “I BELIEVE THE DEMOCRATS CHECKED IT BEFORE APPOINTING HER” But tell us NBC, how many times did you floated unsubstantiated accusations against Trump, ha? Now do like the wolf “wooo”
Why the Democrats and their partners in Crime, Fake News Media pulls out the racist card whenever a legitimate questions are raised. In reality the Democrats and the Fake News Media are the worst racist in disguise!
Correct. JDiamond1 take note, please.
all he did was say he heard about it and some how he is echoing it lol
Fairly sure NBC has chased every single thing about President Trump without merit over the last 3-4 years, why so against such inquiries now.....dont like it do you.
Queue everyone is racist for daring to ask a question article
Take racist out if your propaganda ‘ a black lan doesn’t believe white lives latter ‘he blew a 5 tear old boys head off with a gun the kid was riding his bikr
Trump: Brokers one of the biggest peace deals in history. Media: How can we shoehorn “racism” into something Trump said in the past 48 hours?
Indian/Jamaican ... and the questions were raised by the media which WASN’T echoed by the president. EnemyOfThePeople
BUT I HEARD HER PARENTS WERE BORN OVERSEAS?
Donald Trump's mother was Scottish immigrant! If that didn't disqualify him from being President, why should it stop Senator Kamala Harris from being Vice-President because of her Jamaican father & Indian mother? Even tedcruz was born in Canada; so, I'd like his opinion on this!
How is questioning ones elejabality to be President racist?
Democrats are going to have to get used to this birtherism / racism used by Embarrassment Trump against Kamala Harris, and battle it accordingly. Republicans are not interested in the facts. Their tactics are simply means to a very stupid end.
She’s not qualified because she is a woman. She has per place in the kitchen and down on her knees. Praying for her husband and other things of course
GeoffRBennett Good job
Civldisobedient Now this headline is more like it. Keep it up! Keep reporting on this corrupt, racist, criminal administration honestly. It's your responsibility!!!
He said he didn't know anything about it. Stop spreading propaganda
Same boring old racist claptrap with no basis in reality.don’t give it the time of day. And certainly don’t give it the TV ratings,
She's not a natural born citizen.
If it isn't in doubt, shine a light on it instead of hiding it.
Megawatts55 Good job NBC News for calling it what it is. Racism.
Now this is journalism. Well done.
pgmckim If they did their homework they’d find out that because Kamala’s father is Haitian with African ancestry they’d realize that Kamala is African American and Indian American because her mother is Indian.
SAYHISNAMECANNONHINNANT
This is the way to state what happened. Thank you for fixing your initial tweet.
I’m soooo sick of every comment by anyone being RACIST!
If by 'echo,' you mean repeated the question he was asked, sure. It's not something he either asserted or agreed with. Watch your own video.
Mjgirard2 realDonaldTrump weenie whiner!
Better!
She was not born in the US.
Same racist thump just a different day. So what’s new
Good headline. Thanks!
A+ tweet.
Well well well a news outlet telling it like it is. Well done NBC👏👏👏👏👏
teump is clueless and scare so he will use anything and everything to discredit his opponents. trump lies.
Drumpf?
CheriJacobus Yes. He is a fvcking racist on full technicolor display, and no, he’s got nothing else. Not a damned thing.
CheriJacobus He is an immoral man.
Here is the list of ignorant, disgraceful, racist who helped setup Trump’s racist smear. DrJohnEastman ChapmanU Newsweek NancyCooperNYC birther birtherism NameAndShame
It’s not Racist you hate stirring liars. Destroy your brand some more.
“... anyone born on U.S. soil and subject to its jurisdiction is a natural born citizen, regardless of parental citizenship. “. Harris was born in the US so all the trolls can shove-it. Vote Blue!
Toure Trump’s 3 adult kids mother was not a us citizen when they were born. Their mother became a citizen 11 years after Don Jr was born.
So Trump wants to look like a fool again on birtherism. Great. Couldn’t ask for anything better less than 90 days to the election. Add that to voter suppression with his admitted USPS lack of funding and you have all you need to decide on how to vote. Racist & fascist all in one
Thank you for stating two facts: a) Kamala is eligible to be VP or Prez b) birtherism is racism. Ignore anyone who posts otherwise as they are incapable of discerning fact from fiction.
RicoSuaveJD Now that's how you do a headline.
Thank you.
That is how to tweet.
Thank you! Our country needs real push back on the lies from this administration by the news media. Don’t let them get away with the lies like in 2016.
Hello. It is better for you to look at the atrocities you committed against the opponents of the Iranian government ... especially the Christians who became Christians in Iran. And they have been waiting for your permission for 7 years in a second Muslim country.
T and the Rs will latch onto any lie and repeat it over and over as long as they get what they want. Truth is not in their vocabulary. Vote Blue!
Thanks getting this right. Teach your competitors
Finally an accurate headline.
I've heard she's Asian, heard she's Indian...
NBC 'News' doesn't want to say anything about CannonHinnat because it doesn't fit their white on black race baiting narrative. Can you imagine the headlines, outrage, anger if it was a white guy that killed the black kid? There are plenty of black racists out there too.
He didn’t bring it up idiots! Unlike you I saw the entire conference. It was brought up to him and it’s her parents, nor her, that were born outside of the country. No one wonder no one takes media seriously nor should they.
Do you remember?
Stirring up his idiot base voters. Without a conspiracy theory they will get bored and stop paying attention and sending him money.
actually...the lede here should be.. President Trump makes racist/misogynist (and false) claims about Kamala Harris. get this straight, young white NBC twitter intern.
Again? lol talk about a one trick, dumbfuck pony.
As in birthism that was started by the Hillary Clinton campaign against Barack Obama? That one? Or are you suggesting that anyone who is claiming who they say they are and is not really who they are should not be questioned? For example as it with Elizabeth Warren?
48 years of Biden doing nothing but acting like a politician who can't even finish a sentence lol!
You are so dishonest and fake news NBC. Shame on you! It was I guess a racist activist that brought it up. Listen:
Now that’s how you compose a headline!
Pleas don’t make this a “Trump-birther” issue. The reporter asked him tocomment on the report that kamala is an “anchor baby” (her quote). He confirmed that he’s heard that too. This is why people don’t trust the media. You SPIN.
The lesson is: realDonaldTrump is a simple bully, but he's incapable to bring solutions to complex issues.
She in not African American
What a pathetic excuse for a news network you are. You don't even try, it's just full-blown partisan b.s.
Ooh you're learning. Remind Chuck Todd.
Translation: 'Birther Racism' = Actual possibility worth looking into and not related to race.
Thanks, Newsweek
Racist!
... this is activism and you know it, 'Journalist'.
KamalaHarrisForVP
JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS A DIFFERENT SKIN COLOR DOESNT MEAN THEY WERENT BORN HERE 😾🤬 what a fucking RACIST thing to say. And whoever actually posted this should be ashamed of themselves.
Trump2020! He's a better president than the last six combined with their lacky vice president!
Trump is an outright liar! He said that he heard it. Yes, probably talking to himself in the mirror. The man is insane and he has fools following him. VoteTrumpOut2020 VoteBlueToSaveAmerica
The layout of this story by NBC is misleading. Trump was asked a question about Harris’ eligibility and he responded that he heard the rumors ... but that the Democrats would have checked this before selecting her to be VP
Running this story is an act of sheer idiocy. Do better
You are a liar.
Fixed: 'Racist President Trump told reporters he had 'heard' racist rumors that Sen. Harris, a Black woman and US-born citizen, does not meet the racist requirement to serve in the White House. The racist president said he considered the racist rumors 'very serious.' ' $Racist
This is not news. Harris is qualified to be President. Stop reporting that Trump is stupid. We know that, too.
STOP BEING FUCKING STENOGRAPHERS.
It's a rumor, get over it.
a repeat of his claims on Obama .
Trump spent more time to listen to fictional rumors than the facts about Russian putting bounties on American soldiers.
I heard rumors about you to trumpy. Are they real? 😉
Media doesn’t have to report it.
LOL - NO ISSUE HERE AmericanMade KamalaHarris
Keep in mind this is the same guy they whines about toilets and is getting the water pressure changed cuz his hair. What’s left of it
That’s his 1 go-to klansman attack
So you're just going to spread his lies for him now? This is not journalism, NBC. This is racism.
And I heard rumors that Trump is a POS💩of a President
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