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Newsweek Apologizes For Kamala Harris Op Ed, But The “Birther” Theory May Be Just A Preview Of Racist Attacks To Come

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Ted Johnson Newsweek has apologized for an op ed that sparked a new wave of false conspiracy theories about Kamala Harris, acknowledging that to make readers the essay “inevitably conveyed the ugly message” that she was “somehow not truly American.”The essay, written by John Eastman, professor of law at Chapman University, raised the legal question of whether Harris, who was born in Oakland, was really a natural-born citizen, a requirement to hold the office of president or vice president.

Her parents, both immigrants, were not naturalized citizens at the time of her birth.Josh Hammer, opinion editor at Newsweek, wrote, “The op-ed was never intended to spark or to take part in the racist lie of Birtherism, the conspiracy theory aimed at.

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