Cruz: Why Is Trump Relying On ‘A Huge Hillary Supporter’ For Birther Attack?

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, during a campaign stop at Granite State Indoor Range in Hudson, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) hit back Tuesday at rival Donald Trump’s criticisms of his eligibility to run for President by tying Trump to a Harvard law professor who Cruz said was a Hillary Clinton supporter.

Trump has renewed questions about Cruz’s eligibility to run for the presidency—he was born in Canada to an American mother—in recent days and referenced Harvard Law School’s Laurence Tribe earlier this week. Tribe, who taught constitutional law to both President Barack Obama and Cruz, has said Cruz’s eligibility is “murky and unsettled.”

Cruz characterized Tribe as a Clinton supporter when he spoke to reporters while campaigning Tuesday in Hudson, New Hampshire.​

“It is more than strange to see Donald relying on, as authoritative, a liberal left wing judicial activist Harvard law professor who is a huge Hillary supporter,” Cruz said. “It starts to make you think, gosh, why are Hillary’s strongest supporters backing Donald Trump?”

Speculation began swirling this summer that Trump’s outsider presidential bid actually was a secret operation to get Clinton into the White House. Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush even joined in the rumor-mongering, tweeting last month that perhaps Trump had “negotiated a deal with his buddy” Clinton to elect her as President.

“You know the past couple of elections we saw the Democrats thrilled that they got the nominee they wanted to run against in the general election,” Cruz added. “It seems the Hillary folks are very eager to support Donald Trump and the attacks that are being tossed my direction.”

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  1. I dunno, 'cause he’s a mendacious douchebag? You of all people should recognize the signature of a narcissistic sociopath.

    Moar popcorn plz k thx.

  2. I’ve got news for you, Tex. Both Hillary and Bernie would whip you like a rented mule in a general.

  3. Avatar for caltg caltg says:

    Big surprise Ted: Professor Tribe’s opinion that your Constitutional eligibility to be President is “murky and unsettled” is nothing more than his legal opinion as a Constitutional scholar. That his opinion seems to support Trump’s wild innuendo does not necessarily mean that Tribe supports Trump nor that Trump & Tribe are in a conspiracy to prevent your election in favor of Hilary Clinton.

    Beware Ted, your paranoia is showing . . . again.

  4. Avatar for enon enon says:

    oh, idk, rafael… perhaps it’s because professor tribe is a recognized constitutional authority at the country’s leading law school – and one of your former professors who is very familiar with your malleability on original intent.

  5. He’s got more trouble today as others hop on board.

    Cruz, why not just say the whole confusing thing is not worth fighting about and withdraw from the race? Otherwise it’s all this “he said, she said” and who needs that? P.S. By spending more time with your family, you’ll be freeing yourself to spank your daughters shielded from prying eyes!

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