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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:25 PM Mar 2015

The 2016 Republican Circus Begins As Donald Trump Goes Birther On Ted Cruz

Donald Trump responded to Sen. Ted Cruz jumping in the contest for the 2016 Republican nomination by questioning Cruz’s eligibility to be president.

When asked by My Fox New York about Cruz’s birth certificate, Trump said, “It’s a hurdle; somebody could certainly look at it very seriously. He was born in Canada. If you know and when we all studied our history lessons, you are supposed to be born in this country, so I just don’t know how the courts will rule on this.”

Being that Cruz is a Republican, Trump didn’t demand that the Texas Republican provide the original copy of his birth certificate, but Trump couldn’t resist going birther. Legal scholars agree that because Cruz’s mother was a natural born U.S. citizen and his father was a U.S. resident, Cruz qualifies as a natural born citizen and is eligible to run for president.

http://www.politicususa.com/2015/03/23/2016-republican-circus-begins-donald-trump-birther-ted-cruz.html

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The 2016 Republican Circus Begins As Donald Trump Goes Birther On Ted Cruz (Original Post) CatWoman Mar 2015 OP
Having Obama's mother an US citizen for him, the argument was his father was from Kenya so Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #1
Cruz needs planet authentication. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #2
So it's not HOOGE? underpants Mar 2015 #3
Who needs butter? I've got plenty! Initech Mar 2015 #4

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Having Obama's mother an US citizen for him, the argument was his father was from Kenya so
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 08:44 PM
Mar 2015

Obama would be a Kenyan.

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