Add former presidential candidate John McCain to the list of people who think it’s legitimate to question if Ted Cruz — who was born in Canada to an American mother — qualifies under the Constitution as a natural born citizen and thus able to serve as president:
McCain yesterday on Cruz birthplace questions: "I don’t think it’s illegitimate to look into it." https://t.co/x8hBWccijT
— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) January 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/684911171946844160
When asked about it today on “Morning Joe”, former McCain staffer Nicole Wallace couldn’t even keep a straight face with Joe and Mika suggesting McCain was trolling Cruz because he doesn’t like the senator from Texas:
.@SenJohnMcCain: @tedcruz's eligibility is 'worth looking into' https://t.co/408GEL2Co6
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) January 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/684914877085970433
Hillary started the Obama birther nonsense. McCain starting the Cruz nonsense. So, President Cruz?
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) January 7, 2016
Rand Paul is also “joking” about Cruz’s eligibility issues:
2nd part from @RandPaul on @tedcruz 's eligibility "That was kind of a joke-I don't know the answer for Ted Cruz. I think it will be raised"
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) January 7, 2016
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https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/684866991291822080
Trump, Paul, McCain: Every part of the party’s gone Birther on Cruz today
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) January 7, 2016
Conservative author, radio host and actual legal expert Mark Levin calls all this Cruz birther talk “crap”:
As I said on air, the birther tactic is crap … here's the relevant statute https://t.co/chVoII8QJP
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) January 7, 2016
Let's face it, John McCain is a nasty fool https://t.co/z86MEijsbz
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) January 7, 2016
Yes, Cruz is eligible to be president; there are no constitutional or legal problems.This is both stupid & boring. https://t.co/jZ8MhN5zy8
— Mark R. Levin (@marklevinshow) January 6, 2016
Well said.
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