Posted on 01/07/2016 9:23:50 AM PST by jimbo123
Trump Playing Both Sides of Cruz Birtherism.
On Thursday, Donald Trump tweeted, ".@SenTedCruz Ted--free legal advice on how to pre-empt the Dems on citizen issue. Go to court now & seek Declaratory Judgment--you will win!"
Trump's tweet is the latest in a series of statements wherein he seems to be simultaneously fanning the flames on Cruz birtherism, and saying it won't be an issue.
On Wednesday, according to CNN, he said, "How do you run against the Democrat, whoever it may be, and you have this hanging over your head if they bring a lawsuit?"
"This was not my suggestion. I didn't bring this up. A reporter asked me this question," Trump said. He also repeated his assertion that Cruz has a Canadian passport, which Cruz denied during a separate interview Wednesday with CNN's Dana Bash.
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Trump is giving Cruz legal advice? I’m sure he wouldn’t appreciate it if Cruz gave him business advice. Just saying.
Federal courts cannot issue opinions when there is no case filed. Advisory opinions in federal court are prohibited.
Did you know that Trump had Alzheimer's for six years? Fred Trump. Donald's father.
Look, that doesn't mean that Donald has it. I'm not saying that Trump has Alzheimer's.
But some people have suggested it. So it's something Trump is going to have to deal with.
If he really wanted to clear the air he would have released all of his medical records by now. Is he hiding something?
He's a nice guy. I want to help him. But he's terrible. And he probably has Alzheimer's.
Federal courts are prohibited from making advisory opinions. Cruz can’t sue himself, so there is no case.
Trump always wants to sue people. Why is that? He supposedly sued some guy back in 2006 for miscalculating his net worth. He dropped the suit, but I swear he is the king of frivolous lawsuits.
Mmmm... it’s not an advisory opinion.
Hey Trump has a new ad for you.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAPvZ-1GhbP/
No Cruz donor is going to sue Ted Cruz, they believe him or they wouldn’t have donated, and this has been a kook issue for years, but only gains any media traction when Trump starts to say it, contradicting his earlier statements about Cruz for political reasons.
He released his medical records before Hillary, did that so she had to release hers....you need to search that....they are out there...and most of us have seen both of them...
Slim chance except that he’s winning Iowa, California, Utah, and 2nd in most places.
Don’t care the opinion of some political operative for Carson.
OH MY GOSH...I love it....BOOM!!! right in Hillary’s face....oh Trump is so darn good!!!
GO.TRUMP.GO!!!
He won’t do that because Donald Trump would lose in court, and then lose campaign support for losing this case..
Yeah ok sure. Cruz is going to win it all. He’s going to walk away with the nomination. He’s going all the way. Nothing is going to stop him.
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LOL.
Um Trump did release his medical records. If you’re gonna make a funny, make it funny
Yeah I could say the same..Trump is going to run away with the nomination it’s going to be YUUUGE.
I don’t believe this.
Frankly no one knows anything beyond the polls other than that it’s just personal opinion, wishful thinking, and conjecture.
Another possibility is that the Democrats will use this to knock Trump for talking about it, saying something like “there goes Trump, off the rails again”, etc..
-PJ
And absolutely true.
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