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BumRushDaShow

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9. And that would have included John McCain

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 08:01 PM

Dec 18

whose father was in the military and his son John was born in Panama (and at an off base hospital too IIRC). That whole thing came up during the birther nonsense going on when he was running against Obama.

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Trump team is pushing to yank American citizenship from more foreign-born people [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 18 OP

Well we all know that Malaria sdfernando Dec 18 #1

Leon Skum is another who got his... 2naSalit Dec 18 #3

You know... 2naSalit Dec 18 #2

Sounds good! mwb970 Dec 18 #5

I *like* immigrants! trump's bigotry and intolerance make me sick. mwb970 Dec 18 #4

My naturalization certificate is in my house's safe Mira Dec 18 #6

I carry my U.S. passport around with me all the time VMA131Marine Dec 18 #10

Are they talking about the children of service members, who were deployed when the children were born? FakeNoose Dec 18 #7

That would include my niece and her husband Bayard Dec 18 #14

Children of American military personnel who were born abroad . . . AverageOldGuy Dec 18 #8

And that would have included John McCain BumRushDaShow Dec 18 #9

Ted Cruz is another variant Polybius Dec 18 #11

He's already a bizarro case BumRushDaShow Dec 18 #12

I think there's a good chance that he's ineligible Polybius Dec 18 #13

He made a big ado about "officially" renouncing his Canadian citizenship BumRushDaShow Dec 18 #15