Rand Paul Hammers Cruz: Nominee with Canadian Birth Would Be ‘Extraordinary’

KELLY: "I have two questions about your fellow candidate. I am just wondering, you are a senator, Ted Cruz is a senator. What are the attacks we are seeing on him if he is not likable, that nobody in the U.S. Senate likes him. You are in the U.S. Senate. Do you like him and do you think this Canadian thing is an issue at all?"
PAUL: “I think the biggest problem that Cruz faces right now is authenticity. He was for the NSA reform, saying the government shouldn’t collect all our phone records. But then in the debate, his response to Rubio was, oh no, he voted for the reform to allow the government to collect 100 percent of our cell phone records. So I think people who like my candidacy are wondering – if they’re trying to choose between Paul and Cruz – they’re wondering about his authenticity. I think the same on immigration. He’s gone back and forth and he says the whole world is against or is for amnesty. And he is the only pure blooded that was against amnesty. The problem is once he was up here debating, he actually was for legalization. And now he’s sort of trying to have it both ways. I think the authenticity part is going to be his difficulty and maybe his undoing --"
KELLY: "Doesn't sound like he is going to have [indecipherable] any time soon. But before I let you go, do you think that is an issue for him?"
PAUL: "The Canadian citizenship – it would be extraordinary to have someone born in Canada as nominee or as president. It never has happened before, so it would be extraordinary. It’s never been litigated at the Supreme Court level and ultimately I think the Democrats will force it all the way to the Supreme Court.”
KELLY: "Senator Rand Paul. Great to see you. We will see you right here tomorrow night."
PAUL: "Thanks, Megyn."