Marco Rubio is ineligible for president because his parents were not U.S. citizens when he was born.
According to who?
I asked grok the following question:
According to US law is marco rubio eligible to run for president and serve as president of the united states?
Thought for 3s
Yes, according to U.S. law and the prevailing constitutional interpretation, Marco Rubio is eligible to run for and serve as President of the United States.
lawandcrime.com
The U.S. Constitution (Article II, Section 1) requires that the President be a “natural born Citizen,” at least 35 years old, and a resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years. Rubio meets all three criteria without dispute:Age and residency: Born May 28, 1971, he is well over 35 and has lived in the U.S. his entire life.
Natural born citizen: He was born in Miami, Florida, making him a U.S. citizen at birth under the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship (jus soli) principle: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States...” His parents were Cuban immigrants and lawful permanent residents (not diplomats or enemies), but not yet naturalized citizens (they became citizens in 1975). This does not affect his status.
snopes.com
Legal Consensus and PrecedentSupreme Court and historical practice: Cases like United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) affirm that children born on U.S. soil to non-citizen parents (who are not foreign diplomats) are natural-born citizens. This aligns with English common law at the Founding.
reason.com
Court challenges: Multiple lawsuits and ballot challenges in 2015–2016 (e.g., in New Hampshire, Florida, Illinois, Arkansas, New York, and Vermont) claiming Rubio was ineligible due to his parents’ status were all dismissed or unsuccessful. Rubio’s legal team successfully argued his eligibility in filings.
en.wikipedia.org
Expert and bipartisan view: Legal scholars across the spectrum, election law experts, and sources like the Washington Post, Law & Crime, and Reason magazine describe his eligibility as straightforward and undisputed under current law. Fringe “birther”-style claims (similar to those once aimed at Obama or Cruz) have no legal traction.
washingtonpost.com
Rubio himself has cited birthright citizenship in defending his own eligibility. While debates continue about potential future changes to birthright citizenship policy (which would not apply retroactively), they do not alter Rubio’s established status under existing law.
nytimes.com
In summary, there is no serious legal barrier—Rubio is fully eligible.
The media needs to do their research to the day about a year ago where Marco said that if Vance enters the race he (Rubio) would be backing Vance.