But this is a direct quote from Ted Cruz in Aug 2013,
“As you know, I was born in Canada. My mother was a U.S. citizen at the time of my birth. She was a U.S. citizen from birth so, under U.S. law, I’m an American citizen by birth.” “Beyond that,” he added, “I will leave the legal consequences of those facts to others to worry about.”
I had seen him say that, or nearly exactly that, on camera. It’s ambiguous on the one part of the statement, and dismissive on the other. Especially since he later made the claim that it is “settled law”.
His comments demonstrate a dismissive attitude and lack of due diligence.
I don’t see that as problematic at all. Cruz doesn’t want us talking about that all the time; Trump DOES. Even though Trump HIMSELF said Cruz was a Natural Born Citizen, now that Cruz is doing so well, Trump is putting doubts in people’s minds. DIRTY POLITICS by Trump.
Remember when BO brazenly admitted British citizenship (via his father) at birth? The quote smacks of that.