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Obama cracks Canada joke about Cruz's presidential eligibility

President Barack Obama poked some fun at Ted Cruz’s eligibility to be president during the state dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Thursday.

Obama toasted to shared values of equality and opportunity and said those values were influencing the 2016 presidential race, according to a pool report.

"Where else could a boy born in Calgary run for president of the United States?" he said.

Obama was raising his glass to questions Donald Trump brought up about Cruz’s eligibility to be president because he was born in Canada. Such claims have been widely dismissed.