Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is raising questions about rival Ted Cruz's citizenship status because "Cruz is making a pretty strong run and Trump is worried," The Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol told
Newsmax TV on Wednesday.
"He doesn't have a point legally," he told "The Steve Malzberg Show" in an interview. "Every lawyer I've talked to thinks Cruz is eligible."
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"Maybe Trump will be effective though," Kristol continued. "It's sort of just raising a question mark.
"Presumably, there are voters who are torn between Trump and Cruz," Kristol added. "Cruz seems to be eroding some of Trump's voters.
"I do think he's a little worried about Cruz."
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