Romney: Ted Cruz And My Father Are ‘Natural Born’ Citizens

Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses the student body and guests at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. Romney joked about his time as a candidate and addre... Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney addresses the student body and guests at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015. Romney joked about his time as a candidate and addressed a number of world issues including terrorism, world economy and domestically "the need for strong American leadership," and job creation for Americans. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS
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Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney weighed in Friday on the birther debate surrounding Sen. Ted Cruz (R).

The former Massachusetts governor said the current Republican presidential candidate, like Romney’s father, is a “natural born citizen” and therefore eligible to run for President.

Romney’s father, George, was born in Mexico to American parents while Cruz was born in Calgary, Canada to an American mother and Cuban father. George Romney ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968; President Richard Nixon eventually won the party’s nomination.

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