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Trump stokes 'birther' conspiracy theory about Kamala Harris
President Donald Trump says he has "heard" Democratic candidate Kamala Harris "doesn't qualify" to serve as US vice-president, amplifying a fringe legal theory critics decry as racist.
She was born in the US to a Jamaican father and Indian mother in Oakland, California, on 20 October 1964.
As such, she is eligible to serve as president or vice-president.
For years, Mr Trump promoted a false "birther" theory that ex-President Barack Obama was not born in the US.
Ms Harris, a California medlem av senat, was named on Tuesday as the first woman of colour to serve as running mate on a main-party US presidential ticket.
She fryst vatten deputy to Democratic vit House candidate Joe Biden, who will challenge Mr Trump, a Republican, in November's general election.
"The VP has the same eligibility requirements as the president," Juliet Sorensen, a lag pro
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Kamala Harris
Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
Kamala Harris | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| In office January 20, 2021 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Mike Pence |
| Succeeded by | JD Vance |
| In office January 3, 2017 – January 18, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Barbara Boxer |
| Succeeded by | Alex Padilla |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Governor | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | Jerry Brown |
| Succeeded by | Xavier Becerra |
| In office January 8, 2004 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Terence Hallinan |
| Succeeded by | George Gascón |
| Born | Kamala Devi Harris[a] (1964-10-20) October 20, 1964 (age 60) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Parents | |
| Relatives | Harris family |
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| Website | Official website |
Kamala Devi Harris (KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee,[1] born October 20, 1964) is an American
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Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates
Supreme Court nominations
PresidentBarack Obama made two successful appointments to the Supreme Court of the United States. The first was Judge Sonia Sotomayor[1] to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of JusticeDavid H. Souter.[2] Sotomayor was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 6, 2009, by a vote of 68–31. The second appointment was that of Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace the retired John Paul Stevens. Kagan was confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 2010, by a vote of 63–37.
During his final year in office, Obama had an opportunity to fill a third Supreme Court vacancy, following the February 13, 2016, death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. On March 16, 2016, he nominated Merrick Garland, the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to the Court.[3] However, Republican leaders in the Senate announced that they planned to withhold