That's worse than thin gruel. It's an example of hypertechnical political excuse. No worry, whn one has to "parse" a person, instead of taking the natural meaning, the person is not trustworthy, period. That's all one needs to know.
I detest Cruz anyway, becuase he knows he is ineligible, ran anyway, and lied like hell about the case law in his briefs, where challenged.
Precisely- Cruz KNEW explicitly that the cloud on his NBC “title” was a deal breaker, and yet- he ran anyway. That- his background, and the background of his “NAU” spouse, were exposed for all to see, is the best outcome of his ill advised run. He didn’t just shoot himself in the foot, he blew both of his legs off, clear up to his torso! BOOM!
Either Trump (hopefully) does 8 years, or, 4... with a clone VP to step in for the next 8 years (hopefully) and Cruz never again, graces a presidential debate stage.