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He wasn't born in the US, so he can't run for president.
by zach_garwood 4y ago
He wasn't born in the US, so he can't run for president.
- zimpenfish 4y ago> He wasn't born in the US, so he can't run for president. It's "natural born citizen", not "US born". cf [1] which says via a Congressional Research Service report, > it appears that the most logical inferences would indicate that the phrase "natural born Citizen" would mean a person who is entitled to U.S. citizenship "at birth" or "by birth" Hence e.g. Ted Cruz being eligible for President even though he was born in Canada because he has an American mother. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born-citizen_clause_(United_States)#Foreign_soil_and_territories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born-citizen_clause_(U...
- zach_garwood 4y agoI apogize for not being pedantic enough: Elon Musk was neither born on American soil nor to American parents, so he can't run for president.