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Trump Campaign Chief Says Ted Cruz Wasn’t Involved In Melania Trump Ad
Buzz Feed ^ | 03/30/2016 | Andrew Kaczynski

Posted on 03/30/2016 12:24:43 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, said in a radio interview on Tuesday that Ted Cruz’s campaign was not involved in an attack ad on Trump’s wife, Melania. Lewandowski’s comments contradict his own candidate’s repeated claims the Cruz campaign was responsible.

Lewandowski made the comments on the John Fredericks Show, where he denied the Trump campaign had any involvement with a National Enquirer story alleging Cruz had affairs with five different women. Roger Stone, a long time Trump aide who is no longer affiliated with the campaign, was quoted in the story.

“I have no control over what Roger Stone does, doesn’t work for the campaign. He’s an independent individual who has no relationship with the campaign in any way, shape, or form,” said Lewandowski. “For them to intimate otherwise is completely inaccurate and it’s a narrative that they want to continue to perpetuate.

The bottom line is Roger Stone is as much tied to this campaign as the super PAC that leaked that is tied to the Cruz campaign.”

In the days leading up to the Utah caucuses, an anti-Trump super PAC released a Facebook ad featuring a nude photo of Melania Trump. Trump has blamed Ted Cruz and his campaign for the ad, despite no evidence linking the campaign to it.

“No, everybody knows he sent it out,” Trump told Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, claiming Cruz broke federal election law to be involved in $300 Facebook ad from the anti-Trump super PAC Make America Awesome.

” He knew the people in the super PAC. He knew — I would be willing to bet he wrote the phrase.” Lewandowski said earlier in the radio interview on Tuesday that Stone was no longer involved with the campaign, and for Cruz to claim otherwise was just like the Trump campaign saying the super PAC was coordinating with Cruz.

“To be clear, Roger Stone is someone who does not work for the campaign. He was a consultant to the campaign up until August of last year and then I’ve had no communication with Roger Stone until August of last year,” said Lewandowski. “For the Cruz campaign to equate that Roger Stone is part of this campaign is akin to us saying the super PAC that put out the pictures of Melania Trump is part of their campaign.

Now, they can deny that, and they can say that they have no communication, but the two are exactly equal.” At a CNN town hall on Tuesday, Cruz noted the only person cited in the discredited story was Stone.

“The story, on its face, quoted one person on the record: Roger Stone,” Cruz said. “Roger Stone has been Donald Trump’s chief political adviser. He planned and ran his presidential campaign and he’s been his hatchet man — he’s spent 40 years as a hatchet man.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1stcanadiansenator; attackad; globalistcruz; melania; noteligiblecruz; openboarderscruz; tedcruz; trump
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1 posted on 03/30/2016 12:24:43 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

your headlines misleading that’s not what he said


2 posted on 03/30/2016 12:28:04 PM PDT by tophat9000 (King G(OP)eorge III has no idea why the Americans are in rebellion... teach him why)
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To: tophat9000

I can’t change the headline. Please read the contents.


3 posted on 03/30/2016 12:28:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

First this is a misleading headline and second the quote from Roger Stone in the Enquirer story was completely innocuous.


4 posted on 03/30/2016 12:29:42 PM PDT by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: SeekAndFind

The dAmage has already been done. Objective achieved


5 posted on 03/30/2016 12:30:06 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: SeekAndFind

Should be taken down - totally misleading on a very major issue.


6 posted on 03/30/2016 12:30:30 PM PDT by major-pelham
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To: fireman15

At the top of the article, it quotes Lwandosky thusly:

“The bottom line is Roger Stone is as much tied to this campaign as the super PAC that leaked that is tied to the Cruz campaign.”

So, how’s the headline misleading?


7 posted on 03/30/2016 12:31:54 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
"Please read the contents"

SHAME! SHAME! It is a God given FReeper right to comment on posted articles even when you don't read the article! Whats wrong with you? You ain't a commie are you? ;-)
8 posted on 03/30/2016 12:32:05 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: major-pelham

At the top of the article, it quotes Lewandosky thusly:

“The bottom line is Roger Stone is as much tied to this campaign as the super PAC that leaked that is tied to the Cruz campaign.”

So, how’s the headline misleading?


9 posted on 03/30/2016 12:32:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Kartographer

I read maybe 30 percent at the link :)

sometimes it really changes my thought of the article title.

sometimes not.


10 posted on 03/30/2016 12:35:42 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: SeekAndFind

You’re kidding right? He said nothing of the. Kind.


11 posted on 03/30/2016 12:35:51 PM PDT by major-pelham
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To: SeekAndFind

You Cruz people never ever run out of shame.

It is not at all what he said.


12 posted on 03/30/2016 12:36:48 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: SeekAndFind

That is not the same as what the headline says. I still find it misleading. Sorry. I thought we had some new development here.


13 posted on 03/30/2016 12:37:41 PM PDT by fireman15 (The USA will be toast if the Democrats are able to take the Presidency in 2016)
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To: SeekAndFind

Reading the actual article and what Lewandowsky said about Stone points out the blatant double standard coming from the Trump campaign, and even his supporters.


14 posted on 03/30/2016 12:40:05 PM PDT by Durbin
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To: SeekAndFind

The headline says that something was said then the story does not quote anyone saying it.

Huh???


15 posted on 03/30/2016 12:41:11 PM PDT by isthisnickcool (Say what you will about The Donald, but he has all the right enemies.)
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To: over3Owithabrain

“You Cruz people never ever run out of shame.

It is not at all what he said.”

So Trump’s campaign manager is lying?


16 posted on 03/30/2016 12:42:49 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (GOPe - Enriching the consultant class while selling out their constituents.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I don’t see what the fuss is about, the headline is what Buzzfeed put out. If someone doesn’t like it, take it up with them.

I do believe Roger Stone when he says IF he’d been doing these things they would have been done so well no one would have known of his involvement.


17 posted on 03/30/2016 12:43:57 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: isthisnickcool

The media and establishment folk have shrugged off all ties to honesty in their pursuit of Trump. You can hardly find an honest article these days, they twist people’s words, make-up stuff as needed, etc.


18 posted on 03/30/2016 12:44:12 PM PDT by Kenny (e)
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To: dp0622
Well if you want to waste valuable posting time reading an article (even just 30%) that's your business. ;-)

But reading just the title is more than enough! Actually it is a right of many FReepers to just post period, without even reading the title.


"Read the article? We don't need to read no stink'n article!"
19 posted on 03/30/2016 12:47:54 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer

lol.

if they all opened really quickly and easily, I would do a lot more.

but sometimes they blast my laptop!


20 posted on 03/30/2016 12:49:47 PM PDT by dp0622
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