A comment made by former President Donald Trump about his rival Nikki Haley in the 2024 US presidential election has created an uproar. Trump had shared a post regarding birth-related claims on Nikki Haley, in which Haley has been declared ineligible for the post of President or Vice President. This step of Trump has created an uproar. Indian-American lawmaker Raja Krishnamurthy has slammed former US President and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump for his alleged “birther” claims against his main rival Nikki Haley.Let us tell you that last week Trump had re-posted a post of news website ‘The Gateway Pundit’ in which it has been claimed that Haley is ineligible for the post of US President or Vice President because at the time of her birth in 1972, her parents were Was not an American citizen. Indian-American Haley became an American citizen by birth in this country. “It’s no surprise that Donald Trump has returned with more false and racist ‘birther’ claims,” Democratic Congressman Krishnamurthy said in a statement Thursday.
Democratic MP Krishnamurthy hit back at Trump
Congressman Krishnamurthy said, “As a proud Indian American immigrant, I fully understand the hateful attacks former President Trump is making against Nikki Haley. Every Republican who claims to support the South Asian community should condemn this comment.” According to the US Constitution, a candidate must be at least 35 years of age to contest the presidential election and must be ”naturally Must be a natural born citizen and have lived in the United States for 14 years. Earlier, Trump had raised questions on the birth of former President Barack Obama and current Vice President Kamala Harris. He had also called for abolishing citizenship by birth.