Donald Trump may be giving voters a bit of Déjà vu this week, as he brought up the issue of Senator Ted Cruz’s birthplace, and whether or not he can be President of the United States after being born outside of the country.
On the surface, the parallels to Donald Trump’s public fight with Barack Obama about his birth certificate are obvious, but the issue with Ted Cruz is much more complex.
While the place of birth for Obama was in question, as many believe he was actually born in Kenya rather than the United States, Ted Cruz’s place of birth is without question. He was born in Canada.
How he is eligible for president lies in vague wording from our constitution.
To serve as President, one must be a natural born citizen of the United Sates, nothing is mentioned about the actual place of birth. Because Ted Cruz had citizenship at birth — because he was born to an American citizen — many legal scholars agree that that he satisfies the legal requirements and can serve in the Oval Office.
If it sounds as if Trump is attacking Cruz, he is, but only slightly.
Rather than questioning his eligibility, he is questioning the logic behind nominating a candaite with which there is any doubt at all over his legal ability to serve.
To see exactly what Trump said, and Cruz’s hilarious response, continue reading on the next page:
Come on peep’s. If you have one parent that is American but they ‘happen’ to be out of the country… THEY ARE AMERICAN. At worst duel citizenship.
Read the Constitution. If your born American, D.C. claims you, as in owns your$#%&!@*and they want your money.
Marco Rubio · Birthplace
Miami, FL
I THINK THE GOP KNOWS AN IF HIM OR TRUMP GO TO GET NOMINATED THEY WILL FORCE ON CRUZ CAUSE THEY ARE ALL SAYING THEY WANT RUBIO .OPINION
CRUZ FLIP FLOPS BACK AN FORTH…HE IS ONLY GOING TO SAY TO GET A VOTE…..SOME OF HIS STUFF HE GOT FROM TRUMP EVEN AFTER ALL THE HEAT TRUMP GOT FOR SAYING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE ……….#TRUMP 2016
Trump, so far you still have my vote. But you really need to back off Cruz.
THEY ALL TALK A BIG GAME JUST TO GET YOUR VOTE..CRUZ HAS BACKERS ..RUBIO FOR ONE IS NEVER IN HIS SEAT IN CONGRESS ESPECIALLY TO VOTE.NOT FOR ME CRUZ IS USING THE STUFF TRUMP SAYS ONCE THE HEAT DIES DOWN..TRUMP HAS NOBODY TELLING HIM WHAT TO SAY OR HOW TO DO IT , HE DIDN’T HAVE TO RUN BUT HE KNOWS ALL THESE FOOLS AN HE KNOWS THEY LIE TO GET WHAT THEY WANT…I’M VOTING FOR TRUMP HE IS SAYING IT POINT BLANK HE WILL FIX THIS MESS…THE POTUS BACKERS DON’T WANT TO LOSS ALL THE MONEY THEY ARE MAKING OFF CHEAP LABOR ,OR MAKING THEIR PEOPLE IN CONGRESS DO AS THEY SAY…ALL RUNNING SCARED FOR THEY KNOW HE WILL STOP ALL THIS B******T THEY ARE SAYING AN DOING . OPINION
Trump has simply pointed out the obvious
CRUZ…BACK OFF…..
The term”natural born” comprises all people born subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including, generally, those born in the United States, those born to U.S. citizen parents in foreign countries, and those born in other situations meeting the legal requirements for U.S. citizenship “at birth.”
When are we going to stop this insanity of putting aliens into the WH