Ted Cruz said during CNN's South Carolina town hall that he "laughed out loud" when he learned of the cease-and-desist letter Donald Trump's campaign sent his team for running an ad highlighting his opponent's former position on abortion rights.
Cruz, Trump's closest rival in the state, defended the ad in question, saying it largely uses Trump's "own words" to demonstrate the businessman's past stance in favor of abortion rights.
"It is quite literally the most ridiculous theory I've ever heard, that telling the voters what Donald Trump's actual record is deceitful and lying," he told moderator Anderson Cooper.
Cruz addressed a question from the audience about another allegation that Trump has thrown his way: that Cruz may not be eligible to be President of the U.S. because there is a question over whether he's a "natural-born citizen," as required by the Constitution.
"I've never breathed a breath of air on this planet when I was not a U.S. citizen," said Cruz, who was born in Canada.
Marco Rubio and Ben Carson took the stage before Cruz during the prime-time event that offered each of the candidates an opportunity to make a personal case to the voters of this Southern state just three days before voting begins.
Unlike in the debates, the White House contenders are each on stage separately and field questions from audience members as well as Cooper.
A second CNN town hall Thursday night will feature the remaining three GOP candidates: Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and John Kasich.
Get analysis and reaction to the town hall on CNN TV, CNN.com and CNN Mobile.
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