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Trump Campaign Manager: Trump Will Debate Cruz Once Judge Rules Him Eligible To Run
BuzzFeed News ^ | 01/28/2016 | Christopher Massie

Posted on 01/28/2016 2:26:49 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Donald Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said on Thursday that his candidate would be "happy" to debate Ted Cruz once the Texas senator gets a federal judge to rule him eligible to run for president.

"Once you've gotten that ruling from the federal judge and you're the last man standing in this presidential contest next to Donald Trump, we'll be happy to have a debate with you one-on-one, anywhere you want, because that's the way the system works," Lewandowski said. "But, as it stands right now, we don't even know if Ted Cruz is legally eligible to run for president of the United States."

Trump and his supporters have argued that Cruz, who was born in Canada to a U.S. citizen, is not natural born and therefore ineligible to run for president under the Constitution.

Cruz challenged Trump to debate him one-on-one after Trump announced that he would not be attending the Fox News Republican presidential debate Thursday night because of objections to the presence of anchor Megyn Kelly and a statement Fox issued in response to his complaints. "What this is, is a publicity stunt by Senator Cruz who is continuing to fall in the polls in the state of Iowa," Lewandowski told Boston radio host Jeff Kuhner, before unleashing a slew of attacks at Cruz, arguing that he had used "dark money donors" through his super PAC to offer a donation to charity if Trump agreed to the debate.

"If Ted Cruz were able to disclose the loans that he's taken out from Goldman Sachs and Citi, then maybe he would use his own money for this, but instead he's using super PAC money which I don't even know if he can do legally," Lewandowski said, referring to loans Cruz took out during his 2012 run for Senate that he did not disclose in campaign filings. "And the bottom line is, you know what we've said to Ted Cruz, go into court, seek a declaratory judgment to find out if you're even legally eligible to run for president of the United States." In the interview, Lewandowski addressed his remark that Megyn Kelly had a "rough couple of days after that last debate" and "would hate to have her go through that again," which some at Fox News interpreted as a threat.

"That's not a threat. It's a factual statement," Lewandowski said. "And the bottom line, was, she did have a rough couple days after the debate because what she did during that first presidential debate was she made sure the debate was about her and not about the candidates who were actually on the stage."

Toward the end of the interview, Lewandowski took another shot at Cruz, this time over Cruz's criticism of Trump's support for eminent domain. Lewandowski said that eminent domain would be required to build the Keystone Pipeline, which Cruz supports. "The Keystone Pipeline, as you know, starts where Ted Cruz was born, in the country of Canada, and runs right down to where he lives now, in the state of Texas, and eminent domain is an issue that you know what unfortunately, sometimes you need to use it to get projects like that done," Lewandowski said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: birthers; canadian; cruz; dividedloyalty; dualcitizenship; naturalborn; tinfoilhat; trump
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To: SeekAndFind

I was never going to vote him anyway, but repeatedly trumping the bed like this is no way to get new voters.


261 posted on 01/28/2016 4:10:01 PM PST by Theophilus (The GOPe are dealers. The Marxist Democrats are duelists.)
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To: Cboldt

Research Katyal’s parents...


262 posted on 01/28/2016 4:10:55 PM PST by bushpilot2
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To: Las Vegas Ron
The Cruz case is resolved without fully defining what NBC is. With Cruz, all we have to find is that NBC is not naturalized, and that Cruz is naturalized.

That question (Cruz naturalized or not) is answered a thousand times over, "citizens born abroad are ALL naturalized citizens."

If Rubio's case come up, that analysis is useless, because Rubio was not born abroad. Maybe Rubio is NBC, maybe not. But he certainly was not born abroad, and Cruz certainly was.

263 posted on 01/28/2016 4:11:17 PM PST by Cboldt
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To: CityCenter
As conservatives we talk a lot about intent, the founders, and the constitution. The founders never intended to disqualify people like Cruz from running for President, they intended to protect us from “Trojan Horse” candidates who were placed here to subvert the constitution.

Let me posit a question for your consideration:

If Cruz were to be elected, he as POTUS approves the Keystone pipeline, could it be argued he was showing favoritism to his birth country?

264 posted on 01/28/2016 4:14:34 PM PST by Las Vegas Ron ("Medicine is the keystone in the arch of Socialism" Vladimir Lenin)
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To: skeeter

Is Ted Cruz citizenship from the US Constitution?


265 posted on 01/28/2016 4:17:48 PM PST by bushpilot2
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To: bushpilot2

Yes.


266 posted on 01/28/2016 4:19:06 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Caipirabob

It is correct the Senate passed approval of McCain—BUT the bill was sponsored by Claire McKaskill and supported by Obamaumao, Jim Webb, Patrick Leahy, Hitlery Clinton, and Sen. Coburn(ie only ONE republican)... and WHY?

This was deflect observation that Mr. Obamaumao was NOT a natural born citizen— inasmuch as at that time he still not having produced a real birth certificate (many say he has not as of today). In a really clever BS sort of Senatorial move. Note that alongside of this “resolution” that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid— “vetted” Obamaumao for the Democratic Party— formally, but without a resolution- they IOWs.... lied cause they knew he wasn’t eligible.

Here is the link to the 110th Congress Senate Resolution:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:175:./temp/~c110BDxZ35::

To save time- here is the Resolution wording— note it contains verbage that “former Presidents have been born outside the US and been eligible”-— Cruz needs to merely cite this.. Period The Resolution:
“RESOLUTION

Recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, is a natural born citizen.

Whereas the Constitution of the United States requires that, to be eligible for the Office of the President, a person must be a `natural born Citizen’ of the United States;

Whereas the term `natural born Citizen’, as that term appears in Article II, Section 1, is not defined in the Constitution of the United States;

Whereas there is no evidence of the intention of the Framers or any Congress to limit the constitutional rights of children born to Americans serving in the military nor to prevent those children from serving as their country’s President;

Whereas such limitations would be inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the `natural born Citizen’ clause of the Constitution of the United States, as evidenced by the First Congress’s own statute defining the term `natural born Citizen’;

Whereas the well-being of all citizens of the United States is preserved and enhanced by the men and women who are assigned to serve our country outside of our national borders;

Whereas previous presidential candidates were born outside of the United States of America and were understood to be eligible to be President; and

Whereas John Sidney McCain, III, was born to American citizens on an American military base in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That John Sidney McCain, III, is a `natural born Citizen’ under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States.”


267 posted on 01/28/2016 4:20:09 PM PST by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: skeeter

Please cite the Article, Section clause?


268 posted on 01/28/2016 4:21:04 PM PST by bushpilot2
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To: Lurkinanloomin

He was born natural as a US citizen at the same moment.
Both legal systems recognized him as a citizen at birth.


269 posted on 01/28/2016 4:23:11 PM PST by mylife
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To: bushpilot2

“Is Ted Cruz citizenship from the US Constitution?”

Is English your first language?

http://harvardlawreview.org/2015/03/on-the-meaning-of-natural-born-citizen/

If you understand this article, then please weigh in with your arguments, I cannot wait.

In the meantime, I will concern myself with how we can defeat the Democrats.


270 posted on 01/28/2016 4:24:03 PM PST by centurion316
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To: bushpilot2
As I am not a constitutional scholar I've authorized Professor Burt Neuborne at New York University Law School to answer your question on my behalf.

burt.neuborne@nyu.edu

Let me know how it goes.

271 posted on 01/28/2016 4:24:25 PM PST by skeeter
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To: Las Vegas Ron

we do now :(


272 posted on 01/28/2016 4:24:48 PM PST by mylife
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To: Las Vegas Ron

we do now :(


273 posted on 01/28/2016 4:24:49 PM PST by mylife
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To: skeeter
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274 posted on 01/28/2016 4:25:05 PM PST by bushpilot2
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To: dforest

He used the money to lend to his campaign. Why the hell shouldn’t his campaign pay back its loan to him?


275 posted on 01/28/2016 4:27:45 PM PST by dangus (No more Prima Donalds!)
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t know. That question has yet to be resolved. There is an argument that it is congress’ job to define natural law. It’s a can of worms.


276 posted on 01/28/2016 4:28:48 PM PST by dead ("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
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To: dead

I meant natural born.


277 posted on 01/28/2016 4:29:32 PM PST by dead ("I'm up to my eyeball in virgin goats!" - Mullah Omar)
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To: COBOL2Java

I’m not asserting he did anything illegal or stupid. But for a guy who pocketed billions when his investments worked out, and declared bankruptcy when they didn’t to complain about a guy taking out a second mortgage to lend money to his campaign is so obscenely hypocritical it’s mind-blowing.


278 posted on 01/28/2016 4:31:25 PM PST by dangus (No more Prima Donalds!)
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To: mylife

Citizen, yes.
Natural born citizen, no.

Born here of citizen parents makes one naturally a US citizen because there is no other possibility.
Natural born citizen.

Born with other possible citizenships makes one ineligible.


279 posted on 01/28/2016 4:32:45 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: dangus
...and declared bankruptcy...

I see you've learned nothing. Obstinately stupid.

280 posted on 01/28/2016 4:34:21 PM PST by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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