Newsweek magazine has had an abrupt change of position and apologised for an op-ed that questioned Senator Kamala Harris' US citizenship and her eligibility to be Joe Biden's running mate.
Newsweek magazine has had an abrupt change of position and apologised for an op-ed that questioned Senator Kamala Harris' US citizenship and her eligibility to be Joe Biden's running mate.
"We entirely failed to anticipate the ways in which the essay would be interpreted, distorted and weaponised," read the apology, signed by Josh Hammer, opinion editor, and Nancy Cooper, global editor in chief. But they ended the note by saying that the op-ed would remain on the site, with their note attached.The op-ed was written by John Eastman, a conservative attorney who argues that the US Constitution doesn't grant birthright citizenship.
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