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)
Maybe.
Most of DC has questionable allegiances.
Anyway Cruz was born to his citizen Mom. He is NBC.
Trump is too close to the Clintons for me, I would never trust him.
wait, what? Vattel says over and over that The natives, or natural-born citizens, are those born in the country, of parents who are citizens and that a child will follow the condition of his parent. he doesn’t say one parent ever.
Funny thing is, I’ve never posted a thread/article.
So keep lying, Trumpanzee.
One is 6 the other is half a dozen, take your pick.
This thread has attracted all the Free Republic nut-jobs who suffer from TDS. Good grief, it’s a free-for-all! :-D
Hey, if this helps you nuts work out your hatred and aggression towards Trump, have at it. Reading the unhinged comments says more about you folks than Trump. :-D
Popcorn please...
He was born in a foreign land of a foreign father. he is not a NBC. His mother’s status is irrelevant.
I was simply asking for your qualifications as a legal scholar.
and you forgot, H1B foreign workers too.
So keep lying, Trumpanzee.
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Wow, did you think of this all on your own? And I thought you kooks didn’t have it in you to be serious and thoughtful. ;-)
perhaps you would like to share yours first?
I’m gonna agree with the Donald on this one:
“It was checked out by every attorney and every which way Ted is in fine shape.”
CfG went neutral on immigration back in the Spring of 2013.
Club for Growth and FreedomWorks to Sit Out Immigration Fight
I believe there was too much internal fighting about immigration.
Juris Doctorate cum laude 1986 - 6th out of 130. Practicing attorney for 28+ years.
Now for yours.
You can take Trump out of the Democrat Party, but you can’t take the Democrat out of Donald Trump.
Oh sorry I do stand corrected, I had you mixed up with CW. Honest mistake, as you both have a similar TDS level.
That may be true, but my sense is that he is different from the Clintons.
I don’t know why he would ever want to be close to them, and probably never will know.
I think he is a decent person, at heart, who is fed up with what the globalists have done to this country, and will be a great president for We the People (if the globalists allow it, that is).
One thing that does not speak well for Free Republic are the posters who insult, name call, etc. those who do not see things as they do. It’s a real shame. I come here to read what people say, and think about the ideas that people write about. Trying to wade through the nastiness and genuine hatred for others is very tiring. I’m not referring to you, just my reflection for tonight : )
Free Republic’s image would be so elevated if these kinds of insults would not be tolerated. Oh well, it’s a nice thought!
Cruz said he will enforce the law.
Trump will look good in orange pjs.
Great, you’re a lawyer and I’m not. I won’t be deferring to you on this however. Unless the constitution has stopped being the supreme law of the land, he’s not a NBC and not qualified to be POTUS.
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