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Trump Says Cruz's Canadian Birthplace May Be 'Big Problem'
The Republican front-runner suggests that the candidacy of his Canadian-born rival could be “tied up in court for two years.”
The End of Donald Trump That Never Came
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Donald Trump returned to his political roots this week by questioning whether one of his foes is even eligible to become president. This time, Trump's target wasn't President Barack Obama; it was Ted Cruz, the Republican runner-up in national polls who may pose the greatest threat to Trump's nomination.
Trump is taking a different approach this time around. Rather than flat-out insist Cruz is disqualified from the presidency, as Trump did in 2011 with the Hawaii-born Obama, the real estate developer is claiming to be concerned that Cruz's Canadian birthplace (which didn't stop him from becoming a U.S. citizen at birth thanks to his American mother) could get his candidacy tied up in courts.