The first seven were British subjects born in British colonies in America, which became the states, which became the United States. If they weren’t natural-born citizens by virtue of that, what would they be?
The writer should have written that Van Buren was the first president to be born after the United States was formed.
RE: The writer should have written that Van Buren was the first president to be born after the United States was formed.
The writer said that Van Buren was the first president born in the United States. What’s the difference?