Cruz: 'Why are Hillary's strongest supporters backing Donald Trump?'

The Hill ^ | January 12, 2016 | Jesse Byrnes

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Ted Cruz on Tuesday suggested attacks from Republican presidential rival Donald Trump are being promoted by allies of Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Trump has for two weeks repeated questions about Cruz's birthplace and whether he is eligible to be president.

Cruz responded by suggesting Democrats are "very eager" to support those questions in an effort to boost Trump toward winning the nomination.

"It's more than a little strange to see Donald relying on ... a liberal left-wing judicial activist Harvard law professor who is a huge Hillary supporter. It starts to make you think, gosh, why are Hillary's strongest supporters backing Donald Trump?" Cruz said in video broadcast by MSNBC.

"You know, the past couple of elections, we saw the Democrats thrilled that they got the nominee that they wanted to run against in the general election. And it seems that the Hillary folks are very eager to support Donald Trump and the attacks that are being tossed my direction," Cruz added.

Trump on Monday cited liberal law professor Laurence Tribe, who has called the issue of Cruz's White House eligibility "unsettled."

"Ted Cruz has a problem. Because the question is: Is he an actual born citizen?" Trump asked at a rally.

Cruz has mostly brushed off questions about his eligibility. He was born in Canada to an American mother, a scenario most legal experts have agreed meets the Constitution's requirement to be a "natural born citizen." But some say the question remains unsettled because the Supreme Court has never ruled on it.

On Tuesday, Cruz also cited a defense by Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, who last week noted that his father, George, was born to American parents in Mexico yet ran for president.

"I understand why my opponents are throwing more and more attacks," Cruz told reporters, suggesting his rivals were targeting him because they are "dismayed" with his top-tier status in the race.

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Liberals hated Reagan’s guts.

You either were not around at that time or were not paying attention. Reagan was not loved by everyone until after he died. He doesn’t matter now, to liberals

I was both there AND listening carefully, as I was serving our country at the time, having barely survived the Carter years. Liberals disliked Reagan, but it is in no way close to the way that Trump is being demonized constantly and fanatically. If you can't see the difference, then it was you who were not there in the Reagan days or are out of touch with the anti-Trump mania going on now. Among liberals, he is easily the most vilified and hated man in recent political memory.