Kamala Harris' eligibility issue a 'non-starter', says Trump campaign adviser

US President Donald Trump's re-election campaign officials backed away from pursuing baseless ory over Kamala Harris eligibility to run for vice president. During a White House news conference, Trump h referred to an opinion article in Newsweek, written by conservative law professor John Eastman, to stoke false claims that he long promoted for his predecessor Barack Obama. 

"I heard it today that she doesn't meet requirements," said Trump, calling Eastman “very highly qualified, very talented lawyer”. 

US President drew a barr of criticism for his remarks as Biden campaign accused Trump of resorting to “abhorrent” lies to distract American people from “horrific toll of his failed coronavirus response”. House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that questioning citizenship of people of colour is one way that white supremacy manifests.

In a series of tweets, Ocasio-Cortez said that white US officials born abro almost never face similar questions about ir birth and citizenship. She said that belief system of white supremacy is based on idea that people of colour are “fundamentally illegitimate” as equal citizens or human beings.

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Trump campaign backs away 

Eventually, Newsweek apologised for running piece and said that op-ed was “being used by some as a tool to perpetuate racism and xephobia.” severe backlash saw Trump back away from his earlier stance and said that he was going to purse ory given by a “brilliant lawyer”.

“I have thing to do with that. I re something about it...I don’t kw about it. I re one quick article,” Trump told a news conference at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club. 

Trump re-election campaign viser Steve Cortes later elaborated on it, saying issue is a n-starter for president and for campaign. He told Fox News US President is saying that “we have t me an issue of this and we will t make and issue of this.” Ar viser Jason Miller said on ABC’s “This Week” that “it is case closed, end of story.”

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