Posted on 01/06/2016 6:23:17 PM PST by VinL
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, who faced questions as the 2008 GOP presidential nominee about his birth abroad, is now posing the same question to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
In an interview Wednesday on Phoenix radio station 550 KFYI's Chris Merill Show, McCain said he "doesn't know" whether Cruz's birth in Canada makes him eligible to be president. Cruz, whose father was born in Cuba, asserts that he is a U.S. citizen because his mother was an American. "I know that came up in my race because I was born in Panama, but I was born in the Canal Zone which is a territory. Barry Goldwater was born in Arizona when it was territory when he ran in 1964," McCain said.
McCain added that he was born on a U.S. military base, which he said is not the same as being born in Canada.
"That's different from being born on foreign soil. I think there is a question. I'm not a constitutional scholar on that, but I think it's worth looking into. I don't think it's illegitimate to look into it."
Asked if the Supreme Court might have to weigh in on the "natural born citizen" issue, McCain said, "It may be, that may be the case."
Talk about Cruz's situation resurfaced after Donald Trump started raising questions about it in an interview published Tuesday by The Washington Post.
Trump advised Cruz on Wednesday to go to court to clarify his status.
FUJM!
With every passing day, I am more embarrassed that I voted for that senile RINO fool in 2008.
John McCain still stabbing conservatives in the back.
It’s just beautiful. Cruz says something that is roundly dismissed by the usual suspects, then all of a sudden John McCain, Paul Ryan, and who knows else, are parroting it! It’s just beautiful to see.
Oh, I meant “Trump,” not Cruz.
Your logic doesn’t make sense. How does Rubio win if Cruz is out of the race?
Ain’t he dead yet?
This should be part of the vetting process for every Presidential candidate. Trump is right for bringing it up.
You are going to see the republicans try to take Cruz out.. as much as the democrats will.
I wish the this talk from the conservatives would STOP. We don’t have to partake of the lying mess they are trying to stir up! I see more and more posts on here with this subject.. are you trying to remove Cruz? Are you after him too?
You’re the one in the gutter with McCain boy.
Not me! I didn’t vote for him in the general at all. But then I live in Texas so we really don’t even need to bother voting in the general. Texas will always go red. Then again it’s also pointless to vote in the primary too since it’s always freaking over before then too.
This just after Graham said he would endorse anyone who brought down Trump and Cruz. Graham and McCain are creepily close. I have no respect for either.
Wow.... McCain is the biggest gutless coward in the history of this nation. He all but endorsed the Usurper Obama but now has the courage to denounce a Conservative like Cruz. I can’t wait to piss on his grave.
Evangelical.
Paul now McQuueg, I suppose Yeb!, Huck, and Santorum and others may way in.
Evangelical, proven.
Trump likely put a bug in McCain’s ear to get this out. This is Trump attacking Cruz yet again.
The Republican Circular Firing Squad forms up again. My God, just stop already!!!
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