Trump says he has no questions about Rubio's eligibility to be president
- 8 years ago
Donald Trump drew a distinction between eligibility questions surrounding Marco Rubio's run for the presidency versus those clouding Ted Cruz's bid, saying the Florida senator is qualified because although his parents were not U.S. citizens at the time of his birth, he was born in the U.S. -- unlike Cruz.
"It's a different, very different thing because he was born here.
He was born on the land," Trump told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."
Cruz was conferred American citizenship at birth because his mother is an American citizen, and legal experts have largely agreed that would qualify him for natural-born citizenship.
The Texas Republican also had Canadian citizenship until he renounced it in 2014.
A lawsuit was filed this week questioning Cruz's eligibility for the presidency, as Trump predicted.
"It's a different, very different thing because he was born here.
He was born on the land," Trump told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."
Cruz was conferred American citizenship at birth because his mother is an American citizen, and legal experts have largely agreed that would qualify him for natural-born citizenship.
The Texas Republican also had Canadian citizenship until he renounced it in 2014.
A lawsuit was filed this week questioning Cruz's eligibility for the presidency, as Trump predicted.