I didn’t think Trump supporters could get more vehement and passionate than they already were, but I should have known Trump hinting at Cruz birtherism would do it.
Here’s Ann Coulter today:
NYT: Cruz was born outside the U.S. to 1 American parent: "Under the Constitution this makes him a 'natural born citizen.'” Absolutely false
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 6, 2016
Same lawyers who said anchor babies are in the Constitution now tell us being born outside U.S to 1 American parent = natural born citizen.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 6, 2016
But as some are pointing out on Twitter, that’s not what she said in 2013:
TED CRUZ CAN RUN FOR PRESIDENT! I worried on @seanhannity @ his Calgary birth, But his mother was a US citizen, so he was born a citizen.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) February 14, 2013
Still, other Trump supporters are running to her defense, like the illustrious A.J. Delgado:
Never in @AnnCoulter's tweets did she say Cruz is ineligible. She said NYT (!) was wrong for declaring he DEF is eligible "under Const."
— A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) January 6, 2016
Am I the only one capable of reading?
— A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) January 6, 2016
What Coulter was saying is NYT's "he DEF qualifies under Const" was wrong bc, the truth is, no one knows the true def/it isn't settled law.
— A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) January 6, 2016
So, yes, the NYT is wrong and, no, Coulter never said today that Cruz is ineligible (nor did Trump).
Sorry to ruin your gloating moment!— A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) January 6, 2016
@DavidJMatza Even IF she were to say that, why would that be a contradiction? To have changed her mind once she researched it further??
— A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) January 6, 2016
I dunno. Coulter makes it very clear she doesn’t think Cruz is a naturally born citizen, thus not eligible:
.@SenTedCruz gave a good answer on immigration. Too bad he's not a natural born citizen!
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) August 7, 2015
Now usually, in the world of reality and logic and reason and stuff, saying one thing and then saying the opposite means you’re contradicting yourself. But I guess I’m not as smart and classy and as A.J. Delgado and all the other Trump supporters.
And if you want to hear the other side of the issue, check out Mark Levin’s position here.