Exactly. To say that someone born a citizen is automatically a “natural born citizen” is simply begging the question, or using a circular argument.
At the same time it makes the unfounded assumption that there is no distinction between a citizen and a “natural born citizen.”
I’ll ask anyone reading to take notice: If there is no difference, then why have two different terms: “natural born citizen” and “citizen”?
They teach my 5th grader in Social Studies that the constitution requires:
The President to be at least 35 years old,
a resident for 14 years,
and a Natural Born Citizen.
The next question in the fifth grade textbook is:
What is a NBC? Answer: Someone having two citizen parents.
They have been teaching this for years and years and years. It was always accepted before the current resident of the WH.