Posted on 01/12/2016 7:36:29 PM PST by Isara
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.
"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.
I think Cruz has jumped the shark! lol
Bush was who the Clintons wanted..hands down..that would have been an easy v ictory
The answer, IMHO, is that the Dems supporting Trump are buying into the common wisdom that he would be easiest to beat in the general election.
The implication Cruz is making, however, is that they approve of Trump’s politics. It’s a guilt by association argument. Hey, all’s fair in love and politics.
Nobody. Likes. Clinton.
This is Tribe’s article:
Tribe co-authored an article saying McCain was eligible. So he’s trolling Cruz a bit with this GLOBE piece.
Between Cruz and Trump, it’s not even a contest.
Cruz all the way. Legitimate, long term conservatism versus short term conversion conservatism.
Which has a long history of blowing up in our faces.
Donald was high on my list until this birther bullsqueeze.
EXCELLENT question, and I can hardly wait for /the non-answers we’re going to receive from Donaldland.
i dont see that. it’s never great when a republican and democratic candidate are attacking someone who is running with the same argument.
love of the constitution isnt the reason
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send it please :)
his campaign will convert it into american currency.
what a bunch of weasels, lol.
this time last year Cruz was our only hope.
you know you CAN support trump without insulting a good man.
“The answer, IMHO, is that the Dems supporting Trump are buying into the common wisdom that he would be easiest to beat in the general election.”
Common wisdom, or a head fake? Why would Trump be the easiest to beat when he has double the poll numbers of the closest competitor?
Kind of like Forina claiming that Hillary could destroy Trump when she can’t even come close to Trump herself.
Wasn’t Cruz a student to this “liberal left-wing judicial activist Harvard law professor
he’s a business genius.
if he says Cruz is not natural born, it MUST be.
sounds like some other leaders in history.
Hilarious!
Almost spit my drink.
Yes but he got mad at the professor when the professor said the issue was not settled at all. Now he is liberal left wing.
Ha. Canadian dollar.
Very creative and funny.
Because they no longer like her and they don’t like you, Ted.
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