[DiogenesLamp]

That’s my take as well - he was a citizen by virtue of his birth - he is a natural born citizen.

So naturally someone born in a stable must be a horse.

[FromTheSidelines]

So naturally someone born in a stable must be a horse.

Reducto ad absurdum.

If the stable was in the US or its territories, then the person is a US citizen by birth. If that stable was in Bethlehem, then the child born is a citizen of Israel - not the US.

Here's a direct, simple question for you: do you gain citizenship by being born on US soil? Simple yes or no answer is all that is required.