Posted on 01/10/2016 5:29:53 PM PST by VinL
After days of coyly raising questions about Ted Cruz's eligibility to be president, given that he was born in Canada to an American mother and a Cuban father, Donald Trump let his audience weigh in at a rally Sunday afternoon.
"Is he a natural-born citizen?" the Republican White House hopeful asked several thousand gathered in a Reno ballroom. Members of the crowd shouted back, "No!"
"I don't know," Trump said. "Honestly, we don't know. Who the hell knows."
Cruz was Trump's No. 1 target during the 65-minute event, revealing just how much of a threat the Republican senator from Texas has become to the front-runner. Before the rally started, Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." blared, a new edition to Trump's playlist.
"So, Cruz is a problem," Trump said, beginning an attack that lasted about seven minutes. "And here's the problem: It's called uncertainly. It's called you just don't know."
Cruz has repeatedly said there is no question that he is eligible for the presidency, saying this weekend that "the Constitution and federal law are clear that the child of a U.S. citizen born abroad is a natural-born citizen." Cruz's campaign has yet to respond to Trump's latest comments.
But Trump said Sunday that "this is not a settled matter" and that he's not the only one raising questions. He said if Cruz becomes the Republican nominee, the Democrats could challenge his eligibility in lawsuits that could drag on for years.
"Does anyone know more about litigation than Trump?" Trump said of himself. "Okay? I know a lot. I'm like a PhD in litigation."
Trump compared Cruz running for president with this lingering question about Democrat Hillary Clinton running despite lingering questions about her use of a private email account during her time as secretary of state. Later Trump also compared the situation to a fighter being disqualified for not meeting the weight class.
"So she's got the cloud hanging over her head, but Ted Cruz has a real cloud hanging over his head," Trump said. "So the question is: Is Ted Cruz, is he a natural-born citizen?"
The crowd again shouted, "No!"
"I just heard this: He was a citizen of Canada for a long time," Trump said, referring to Cruz having citizenship in the United States and Canada until recently. "He was a citizen of the United States, I believe, and Canada simultaneously. How do you, how -- what's going on here? So, he's got to straighten these things out."
Trump questioned why Cruz didn't revoke his Canadian citizenship years ago, especially when he became a U.S. senator.
"Does he get a pass from that?" Trump asked. The crowd again answered, "No!"
There have been other presidential candidates who were not born in the traditional United States, but Trump says their cases are different. An example he gave: Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), the 2008 Republican nominee, was born to two U.S. (snip)
My.. my... my - such desperation. The Anita Hill Trump attack continues.. Remember he was only trying to help Ted, right? Go to Court.. get a ruling, right?
Well, appears Anita Trump is now engaging in jury tampering.
He's throwing the race.
“Born in the U.S.A.”
That song is about the Vietnam War. It’s not very positive in nature. Certainly not about citizenship.
I want to see Ted Cruz’s birth certificate. That should settle the matter.
What a sleaze.
It is posted on line, as is his mother’s.
It’s January. Thank your lucky stars it isn’t July.
At least Trump has moved on from the cuban evangelical meme. Gotta keep things fresh.
It’s readily available. Go to the Dallas Morning News.
That was weird.
Yep, I think he’s making a YUGE mistake.
Peace,
SR
Trump is a scumbag.
If this is the hill Trump is willing to die on, then he is going to die on it.
When he attacks Cruz from the left he exposes himself either as a fool or a leftist.
“And amid this circus-like atmosphere, Trump said he likes being compared to P.T. Barnum, the showman who founded the Barnum & Bailey Circus.”
LOL!
Yep, like P.T. said, “There’s a sucker born every minute”.
He doesn’t want to be President, CJ. He’s becoming a caricature of himself... and self destructing.
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Trump is devastated, and his head is spinning.
His own internal polling is telling him the same thing as the public polls say, but worse.
The long range forecast is that he loses all.
Donald seems very desperate, wonder why he’s so scared of Cruz? After all he’s leading by a yuuuggee amount, right? An Iowa loss won’t affect his lead one bit, right?
I don’t believe Trump does internal polling does he?
What are you talking about? You sound like Jeb Bush. Wishful thinking will get you nowhere. Not a complete Trump supporter, but the stories of his demise are just not true.
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>> “That song is about the Vietnam War. It’s not very positive in nature. Certainly not about citizenship.” <<
Correct!
It was sung by a creep that is surely no patriot.
Trump has nothing in his quiver to attack Cruz on his ideology. With his YOOGE ego, Trump can’t understand why Cruz continues to gain support. Trump is looking more and more desperate.
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