WASHINGTON: Ms Harris, 54, last week officially launched her campaign for the US presidential election in 2020 to take on President Donald Trump. A prominent CNN host has apologised for a tweet which appeared to suggest that Kamala Harris, the first Indian-origin Senator, needs to prove that she was born in the US and is eligible to be the president.
Chris Cuomo said during an outward show, "The View" that he "screwed up" and that the tweet, which he sent Tuesday, was misinterpreted."I screwed up. I wrote a tweet, while I was doing my radio show," Mr Cuomo told The View after he was slammed by the Harris campaign and her supporters for supporting such a birther controversy about the US Senator from California who was born in Oakland to parents who immigrated from India and Jamaica.
While, The tweet drew swift criticism on Twitter, with some saying that Mr Cuomo was giving weight to the false claim that Ms Harris - who was born in Oakland - is not eligible to run for president because her parents are immigrants.
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Once Jacob Wohl wrote that "Kamala Harris is NOT eligible to be President. Her father arrived from Jamaica in 1961-mother from India arrived in 1960. Neither parent was a legal resident for 5 years prior to Ms Harris's birth, a requirement for naturalization,"Ms Navarro tweeted slamming the conspiracy theorist and wrote that "Here we go again with the 'birther' crap. Same drummed-up charge used against Obama to question his citizenship and legitimacy. Hmmmmm.....I wonder what Obama and Kamala Harris have in common?"
The popular CNN anchor said in his new tweet that "Deleted my original tweet because it was taken literally the opposite way that I intended it. Sen Harris has no duty to justify any such accusation, let alone a birtherism attack. You accuse, you prove. That was my point. Apologise for confusion,"Ms Harris, who is the first Indian-origin US Senator, is the fourth Democratic woman leader to enter the presidential race.Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro has also announced to enter the 2020 race.
