Lindsey Graham took a brief (very brief) pause from kissing Donald Trump‘s ass this morning to push back against a racist conspiracy theory the Birther-in-Chief peddled yesterday about how Kamala Harris might not be a legitimate U.S. citizen.
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It all started at a press conference yesterday, when Trump told reporters, “I heard today that she doesn’t meet the requirements. I have no idea if that’s right. I would have assumed the Democrats would have checked that out before she gets chosen to run for vice president.”
President Trump on claims that :Kamala Harris isn't eligible to run for Vice President because she's an anchor baby: "I heard it today that she doesn't meet the requirements…I have no idea if that's right. I would have assumed the Democrats would have checked that out." pic.twitter.com/H887X43GJK
— CSPAN (@cspan) August 13, 2020
Harris was born in California to parents of Jamaican and Indian origin. She has been an U.S. citizen her entire life. Many, including Fox News and now Lindsey Graham, were quick to point out this absolutely indisputable fact.
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This morning, Graham tweeted: “There are plenty of issues to find disagreement with @KamalaHarris regarding her record as Senator or as a Vice Presidential nominee. She is consistently rated one of the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate, fully embracing a radical Democratic agenda.”
He immediately followed that up with a second tweet that said, “However, there is no issue as to whether or not she is an American citizen. She was born in the United States in 1964 to parents who were legally present. Under the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent, she is unequivocally an American citizen.”
However, there is no issue as to whether or not she is an American citizen.
She was born in the United States in 1964 to parents who were legally present.
Under the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent, she is unequivocally an American citizen.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) August 14, 2020
Shortly after Trump made the racist insinuations, the Biden campaign put out a statement saying:
Donald Trump was the national leader of the grotesque, racist birther movement with respect to President Obama and has sought to fuel racism and tear our nation apart on every single day of his presidency. So it’s unsurprising, but no less abhorrent, that as Trump makes a fool of himself straining to distract the American people from the horrific toll of his failed coronavirus response that his campaign and their allies would resort to wretched, demonstrably false lies in their pathetic desperation.
In other Lindsey Graham news, the South Carolina senator is currently in the middle of what has become the toughest re-election campaign of his career.
Real Clear Politics recently declared Graham’s race against Jaime Harrison, the first Black chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, a “toss-up” as the two candidates are currently tied in the polls. In the past, Graham has always led his Democratic opponents by double digits.
South Carolina hasn’t elected a Democrat in any statewide election in nearly 15 years. That may very well change come November.
Related: Gay Former Trump official is absolutely furious at Kamala Harris for being… straight?
wancell
Actually a reporter asked him about this because a law professor wrote an article about it in Newsweek and he replied “I have no idea if that’s right. I would have assumed the Democrats would have checked that out.”
So he did not peddle it or give it credibility that I believe the reporter asking the question was hoping that he would.
Cam
The guy who wrote the article in Newsweek is not only a Trump supporter, but he argued the exact opposite thing a few years ago, saying that even though Ted Cruz wasn’t born here he could absolutely run for President.
He’s just a partisan hack. But on the bright side, it exposed to a bunch of people that didn’t already know, that Newsweek was bought by a shady right wing cult after going bankrupt and isn’t the same magazine it once was.
Kangol2
On top of this, the trash professor Eastman who wrote that garbage about VP pick Senator Kamala Harris lost in the Republican primary for the US Senate run, which Harris won, in a landslide. So he also is jealous and has an axe to grind. And he got ground up for his nonsense.
cliche guevara
If that was all you said you would be correct but you are selectively quoting Trump. Here is the full bit where he clearly defends the person making the claim and doesn’t reject it as false:
““I heard it today that she doesn’t meet the requirements. And by the way, the lawyer that wrote that piece is a very highly qualified, very talented lawyer. I have no idea, that’s right. I would have thought, I would have assumed the Democrats would have checked that out before she gets chosen to run for vice president.”’
Cam
Grahmn, is being disingenuous. He’s is trying to have it both ways.
The fake Republican talking point wasn’t that she wasn’t a citizen, it was claiming that somehow, her being born on American soil doesn’t necessarily mean she is a “Natural Born” citizen.
Only Natural born citizens can become president, not people who became citizens later, etc.
So Graham, is hoping that the press will think he’s being somewhat cool, but his base know exactly what he’s saying.
missvamp
Graham is trying to save his own skin any way he can. He knows he’s going to lose in Nov. So if he can look like the good guy, by defending harris, it might help his pathetic bid for re- election. But his record speaks for itself. He’s been up trump’s ads the entire 4 years & up Mitch McConnell’s all 8 of obama’s presidency. Lyndsey- you got to go!
vinnieboiblue
When Trump dump uses words like “I heard” he is not dealing in factual info but lies and rumors. He is no different from a prepubescent teen girl spreading rumors due to his own inadequacies as a decent person. His supporters are like that of little girls and their slam books.
barryaksarben
When Donald opens his mouth he is lying or gossiping like the adolescent girl he truly is
Max
LOL, you are spot on!
radiooutmike
How do people in our political establishment not know what makes a person an American citizen? Guh..
Kangol2
They know. They’re just being R A C I S T.
Essie
THEY KNOW!!! Don’t get it twisted. These people know Harris is a citizen and eligible to run but they want to confuse the stupid voters out there. It didn’t work against Obama and it won’t work this time either.
JromeGervais09
This article is more trolling BS and should be ignored.
Jimmy
I can’t believe you even published this non story.