CNN’s Dana Bash asked Marco Rubio whether Ted Cruz is eligible to be president of the United States. Cruz, of course, was born in Canada to an American mother.
Rubio responded: “He is eligible to be president. It’s a total non-issue, it really is.”
Rubio was asked whether it’d be a legal issue, and he told CNN, “No, I don’t believe it will be tied up in court. Look, anyone can take you to court. The bottom line is Ted is a natural born citizen of the… You can only be naturalized or natural born, and he wasn’t naturalized. It’s a non-issue. If Donald wants to spend his time talking about it, let him talk about it, but I am going to focus on the future of this country.”
BASH: “You’re a lawyer, is it settled?” RUBIO: “I believe it is.” BASH: “Is it settled?” RUBIO: “Yes.”
Watch the exchange below:
