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This wouldn’t have had the exposure and uproar it has had if Cruz would have simply had no comment other than to say he doesn’t put any credence in a tabloid article and that they should retract it.

But NOOooo, he came swinging out of the gate blaming Trump.

This now has more exposure and shelf life that it would have had.

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This wouldn’t have had the exposure and uproar it has had if Cruz would have simply had no comment other than to say he doesn’t put any credence in a tabloid article and that they should retract it.

But NOOooo, he came swinging out of the gate blaming Trump.

This now has more exposure and shelf life that it would have had.

It's like Bugs bunny (the press in this case) and the 2 chefs where Bugs whispers: "If someone were to squeeze my pink tomato nose I'd ..." and the feud keeps escalating. So of course the press is going to try to fuel the fire, you're absolutely correct.