GOP presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum says that fellow GOP candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is “misinforming the public” about him being a “natural born” citizen and eligible to run for President of the United States.
The Des Moines Register’s politics reporter Jennifer Jacobs posted on Twitter:
Ted Cruz is “misinforming the public” by saying “natural born” issue is “settled law,” Rick Santorum says in Iowa. Supreme Court must rule.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 13, 2016
Jacobs added:
Santorum says he won’t believe predictions or polls until Iowa votes, because things can change at last second. pic.twitter.com/Y05JyJNCug
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) January 13, 2016
Santorum held a campaign event during lunchtime in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday.
Santorum’s comments about the debate over whether or not Cruz is a “natural born” citizen come after GOP frontrunner Donald Trump said it could be a “very precarious” issue if Cruz were to become the GOP nominee during an interview with the Washington Post last week.
Cruz was born in Canada, but his mother was a U.S. citizen.