Donald Trump Has Now Flip-Flopped Twice on Ted Cruz’s Eligibility

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made some waves Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning by saying that GOP rival Ted Cruz‘s birth in Canada was a serious problem. But only four months ago, Trump was singing a completely different tune, saying it was no problem at all.

“Do you still think he’s ineligible to be president because he was born in Canada?” ABC’s Jon Karl asked in September.

“No, from what I understand everything is fine,” Trump said. “I hear it was checked out by every attorney and every which way and I understand Ted is in fine shape.”

Note that Karl’s question asked if he still believed Cruz was ineligible to be president. That’s because– you guessed it– Trump’s answer in September was also a flip-flop. Earlier in 2014, he told Karl the exact opposite.

“I think it’s a problem for him,” Trump said at the time. ““He’s a friend of mine. I have great respect for him… but I think if he was born in Canada, it’s a problem.”

“He can’t be president?” Karl asked.

“Well, I would say he can’t be president,” Trump agreed.

Watch above, via ABC News.

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