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Rand Paul Jabs At Cruz’s Eligibility To Run For Prez While Boycotting Debate

FILE - In this May 16, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul vowed on Monday to “everything possible” to block renewal of the terrorism-era Patriot Ac... FILE - In this May 16, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul speaks in Des Moines, Iowa. Paul vowed on Monday to “everything possible” to block renewal of the terrorism-era Patriot Act, but the Republican presidential hopeful conceded it may not be enough. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) MORE LESS
By Sara Jerde
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January 14, 2016 9:34 p.m.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) reportedly took a jab Thursday night at rival Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) eligibility to run for President, even though he wasn’t present at Fox Business Network’s Republican presidential debate.

Paul was holding his own town hall to correspond with the primetime GOP debate after he was bumped down to the earlier undercard debate and refused to participate. He ribbed Cruz by complimenting a Canadian fan on having a fellow “countryman” running in the United States’ 2016 election.

Cruz’s eligibility to run for President as a “natural born citizen” recently has been questioned, since Cruz was born in Canada to an American mother and Cuban father.

Max Tani, a reporter for Business Insider, tweeted about the exchange:

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Sara Jerde (@SaraJerde)  Sara Jerde is a newswriter based in New York. Her bylines have appeared in The Star-Ledger, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Columbus Dispatch. She graduated from Ohio University. Send emails to sara@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow her @SaraJerde.
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