“Do you accept the fact, and it is a fact, that sen. Kamala Harris is eligible to become Vice President?” Meadows was asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper about “State of the Union.”
“Sure. And I think the president spoke with this yesterday. This is not something we will pursue,” Meadows said.
Asked again if he accepts the fact that Harris is eligible to serve as vice president, Meadows said, “I do, yes.”
Harris, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, was born in Oakland, California, qualifying as vice president.
On Saturday, Trump, who spoke of similar conspiracies over former President Barack Obama, also said he would not pursue questions about “Harris’ remarks, but did not dismiss the conspiracy theories as false.
“I know nothing about it, but it’s not something that bothers me,” the president said during a news conference at his golf club Bedminster, New Jersey, New Jersey. “I just do not know about it, but it is not something we will pursue.”
CNN’s Jasmine Wright contributed to this report.
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