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Look, ted, he should ask for a declaratory judgment because that would clear it all up. im doing it for the goodness of ted. i like him, he likes me. we have a good relationship. this would clear it up. you go into court and ask for declaratory judgment. the judge will rule. once the judge rules that hes okay then the democrats cant bring a lawsuit later on. >> donald trump with wolf blitzer today. here is how ted cruz responded today talking with our chief political correspondent dana bash. >> ...

Cruz is ahead. in iowa its very close. ted cruz appeals to republican caucus goers. and the only suspicion i have is all of a sudden its come up even though we have known he was born in canada, and donald trump was responding to a question from a reporter from the washington post and he says i dont know if he is a natural born citizen. >> this is according to jeffrey toobin. he says there is no such thing as a declaratory judgment in federal court. according to jeffrey toobin there is no such th...

Problem, which is disgusting that shes able to because other people have -- are doing far less had very, very major consequences. its been terrible but probably its going to be hillary. how do you run against the democrat, whoever it may be and you have this hanging over your head if they bring a lawsuit? a lawsuit would take two, three years -- >> he says hes a natural born citizen because his mother was u.s. born, u.s. citizen and as a result hes a natural born citizen. >> i hope hes right. i ...

>> no, declaratory judgment -- >> because i dont think the supreme court has really ruled on what is a natural born citizen. >> thats the problem. there is this doubt. people have doubt. again, this was not my suggestion. i didnt bring this up. a reporter asked me the question. but the democrats have brought it up and you had somebody, a congressman say no matter what happens, were going to be suing on this matter. thats a tough matter for ted. again, i didnt bring it up, wolf. this is brought u...

Of the court without a court case. you go right in. you go before a judge. you do it quickly. it can go quickly. declaratory judgment. its very good. ive used it on various occasions. >> the supreme court has never really ruled on what is a natural born citizen. >> thats the problem. theres doubt. people have doubt. >> two of cruzs fellow republican senators rand paul and john mccain have seconded the so-called concerns of donald trump. mccain, you will all recall, born in panama, faced similar ...

Canada though his mother is an american citizen. they say he should be in the clear because his mother is american. wolf blitzer offered a tip to it resolve the question but not before saying the question may be a problem for the republican party. >> how do you run against the democrat, whoever it may be. and have this hanging over your head. i dont want to win on this point. heres what i think id do. id seek a declaratory judgment. >> what does that mean? >> it means you go to federal court to ...

A lawsuit -- >> he says hes natural born citizen because his mother was u.s. born, u.s. citizen and as a result hes a natural born citizen. >> well, i hope hes right. i want to win this thing fair and square. i dont want to win on this point. what the democrats are saying, though, he had a passport. >> he says he didnt have a passport. >> canada passport. >> his aids say he didnt have a passport. he may have been eligible. >> i think thats wonderful if he didnt and never understood how he did. e...

>> he should ask for a declaratory judgment because that will clear it all up. this would clear it up. you go into court, you clear it up. declaratory judgment. the judge would rule. once the judge rules hes okay, then the democrats cant bring a lawsuit later. >> i want to go to cnns chief political correspondent, dana bash. she is with the cruz campaign in storm lake, iowa. a lovely snow-filled snow -- storm lake, iowa. youve been on the bus and ted cruz has sort of moved beyond the fonz, at le...

His fourth day in this bus tour hes giving across iowa. not one word about donald trump. not one word about this controversy. he is remarkably disciplined giving virtually the same stump speech all the time about why he should be president and nothing about the other candidates. ted cruz calls his eligibility to be president a nonissue. >> the legal issue is straightforward. the son of a u.s. citizen born abroad is a natural born citizen. >> reporter: good luck as long as donald trump keeps it c...

>> who knows about obama. >> his mother was a u.s. citizen born in kansas. was he a natural born citizen? >> who knows. who cares right now. were talking about something else, okay. i mean, i have my own theory on obama. some day ill write a book. ill do another book and it will do very successfully. but look, ted, he should ask for a declaratory judgment because that would clear it all up. im doing this for the good of ted. i like him. he likes me. we have a good relationship. this would clear ...