Trump was citing comments that Laurence Tribeâa high-profile liberal constitutional law professor at Harvard who taught both Cruz and President Barack Obama among other high profile figuresârecently told ABC News that he does not believe the natural born citizen question is âsettled law.â
âI donât agree that itâs âsettled law,ââ Tribe said. âThe Supreme Court has never addressed the issue one way or the other, as I believe Ted ought to know.â
Tribe added that he personally believes Cruz is eligible, but that doesnât mean itâs âsettled law.â
âMy own view as a constitutional scholar is that the better view â the one most consistent with the entire Constitution â is the broader definition, according to which Cruz would be eligible,â Tribe said, noting that he believes that a natural born citizen should include, as ABC News wrote, âanyone who is a U.S. citizen at birth and doesnât need to be naturalized.â
When you have the facts on your side argue the facts, if you don't have the facts on your side argue the law. Never allow common sense to enter the debate since it is hard to defeat.