Kimberly Guilfoyle cited her Puerto Rican mother in her RNC speech to highlight her immigrant experience, but Puerto Ricans are US citizens

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Kimberly Guilfoyle spoke about at the RNC about her background as the daughter of immigrants, though her mother was born in Puerto Rico, which is a US territory.

Guilfoyle shared her experiences in her speech at the Republican National Convention to highlight her experience as a "first-generation American" who knows "how dangerous" socialism is.

She was born in San Franciso to a Puerto Rican mother and Irish father, who immigrated to the United States in 1957.

Guilfoyle is a former prosecutor and Fox News personality who is currently dating Donald Trump Jr.

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Kimberly Guilfoyle opened her intense speech on the first night of the Republican National Convention by calling herself a "proud American" and touting her heritage as a "Latina."

She then conflated proposals put forth by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris with socialism.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: We tested a machine that brews beer at the push of a buttonSee Also:Former Fox host Kimberly Guilfoyle gives RNC speech riddled with exaggerated claims and conspiraciesTrump kicks off Republican convention with rambling speech filled with liesThe virtual convention format played to the Democrats' message discipline and could be disastrous for Trump's off-the-cuff style

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