Leave it to Donald Trump to screw up his latest line of attack on Ted Cruz. Remember when the Obama birth certificate was the hot item? I mean there was such a discussion about how long it should be, how much information there needed to be on it, as if the size of the certificate made any difference? The fact that he had a document proving he was born in Hawaii wasn't good enough for the true blue birthers. It had to the right kind, right size, had to be an original, not a copy. So much attention to detail. Of course this was all bogus, including Trump's so called investigation which turned up nothing even though he kept saying his investigators were turning up tons of information. Believe me, if Trump had found anything at all he would have broadcast it to the world.
And now he's turned his attention to the Canadian born Ted Cruz. But this time, incredible as it may sound he doesn't demand to see Cruz's birth certificate, and that's where his ignorance shows.
You see, he is assuming that Cruz has a Canadian birth certificate and since we all know he was born there, that wouldn't advance his narrative. But what he doesn't seem to know, that when American citizens are born abroad, their parents have to register them with the nearest US consulate. The Consulate then issues what amounts to a birth certificate that states that an American was born on foreign soil. The positive proof that a person is a natural born citizen. There is no doubt about it.
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But here's the rub. Since Cruz has not produced this document, it remains to be seen if his mother bothered to register her son with the American authorities in Canada.
So it could be that Trump is on to something but is too ignorant to close the deal. Some deal closer. He can't even close the deal on Cruz's citizenship so how is he going to fare closing deals with Vladimir Putin?
You see, even though you are qualified to claim US citizenship if you are born abroad and at least one parent is an American citizen, it is not automatic. You have to be registered with the American consulate. It remains to be seen if his mother did this or not. And it is easy to find out. Because the "natural born" part means that you are American from birth. If you acquired US citizenship later in life you are not "natural born." It's very simple but Trump is mostly hot air and no substance, no knowledge, and surrounds himself with morons. Not a great combination for a future President.
