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Ted Cruz: Some of the Trump Damage Is ‘Self Inflicted’
BREITBART.COM ^ | 19 MAY 2017 | PAM KEY

Posted on 05/20/2017 7:22:16 AM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist

Friday at the Irving-Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce in Irving, TX, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said some President Donald Trump political problems were “self-inflicted.”

Cruz said, “What I’m trying to do is just ignore the circus.”

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To: lgjhn23
We don't need a new party. Political affiliations are becoming less meaningful in this country with every passing day. The best evidence for this is that the 2016 presidential election was won by a candidate who ran on several key campaign promises that openly contradicted planks of his own party's national platform (open borders and "free trade").

We basically have three political movements in this country:

1. Globalists (the mainstream GOP and many Democrats)

2. Marxists (Bernie Sanders supporters)

3. Nationalists (Trump supporters of all political affiliations, plus the "paleoconservative" wing of the GOP)

It's that simple. Which side are all of you on?

21 posted on 05/20/2017 7:38:50 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I wish our guys would rally around Trump with enthusiasm. Leave criticism for closed doors.


22 posted on 05/20/2017 7:38:56 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Helicondelta

Exactly!


23 posted on 05/20/2017 7:39:13 AM PDT by Guenevere (If my people......will humble themselves and pray and seek my face .....I will heal their land...)
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To: nhwingut
Donald Trump was the first Republican candidate for president who got my vote since 2000.

He's also the first political candidate -- at any level of government -- who I've supported financially.

No offense, but you can take your "NeverTrumper" sh!t and stick it up your @ss.

24 posted on 05/20/2017 7:40:49 AM PDT by Alberta's Child
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To: Alberta's Child

Very well put!


25 posted on 05/20/2017 7:40:50 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Americans are modern day Amorites ripe for destruction)
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To: The Sons of Liberty

The reason this is happening is because we are not lemmings and do not participate in activism like our opponents on the left. They know how to mobilize and are not afraid. This is partly because we don’t look to specific leaders. Look at the TEA party.

Until we fight back this will be the norm. I attribute this to the PC culture we have. We are afraid of being labeled, meanwhile the left hides behind it. We swung so far to the left socially that in order to get back to a semblance of normalcy we will have to go far to the right. This is what the establishment and the left are trying to prevent.

As for President Trump, he needs to ignore the Washington/East coast establishment and keep signing executive orders that rip the left apart. He also needs to meet with TEA party type organizations to get candidates for 2018 and beyond who will primary the establishment. In addition he needs to start working with local religious organizations to take our institutions of learning back from the left.


26 posted on 05/20/2017 7:43:04 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz ("“In America, we don’t worship government, we worship God.”" DJT)
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To: Alberta's Child

“I don’t know why anyone would give Cruz any grief over this statement. Like it or not, he’s right about this. “

Because the last thing Trump needs is another republican publicly criticizing him. No doubt Cruz is correct but providing more MSM ammo is
a more then a bit disloyal and perhaps self serving. Instead defending the President the way the Rats would surely do the GOP is anxious to throw rocks at him from the sidelines.


27 posted on 05/20/2017 7:44:03 AM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

If he said that Trump cause some of the damage because he trusted some of the Swamp Dwellers, then I’d agree. But the video doesn’t go into detail, why he blamed Trump.

Cruz also praises Mueller’s selection 1) Ignores Mueller’s friendship with Comey, who is now part of the investigation, 2) the fact that Mueller as FBI director did nothing about the IRS going after conservatives, 3) Mueller took out Muslim words in the FBI training materials and 4) that Mueller’s company represented Paul Manafort and Jared Kushner and his appointment is a violation of ethics rules.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-mueller-idUSKCN18F2KK


28 posted on 05/20/2017 7:44:29 AM PDT by FR_addict (Ryan needs to go!)
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To: Yogafist
More of Trump’s problems come from Congressional Republicans who don’t defend him.

We need to primary out as many of them as we can in 2018.

29 posted on 05/20/2017 7:46:10 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Our side is always buying into the media narrative. That is what gives them so much power. Without accepting the premise they would not have that power.


30 posted on 05/20/2017 7:46:17 AM PDT by hotsteppa
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To: Alberta's Child

Not yours....of that I’m sure


31 posted on 05/20/2017 7:46:22 AM PDT by Jrabbit
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To: TwelveOfTwenty

This country’s problems are not going to be solved by elections.


32 posted on 05/20/2017 7:49:44 AM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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To: Alberta's Child
We don't need a new party. We sure don't need any of the parties we have.
33 posted on 05/20/2017 7:50:21 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

This is the right answer, even for those who don’t want to admit it. Nothing will change until Trump learns more self discipline, something he IS very much capable of doing when he wants to. Stop contradicting your own spokespeople, the day after or the hour after they speak out trying to defend you, is another.
This most recently happened with McMasters. Before that, with VP Pence.

Hopefully, the press briefings will be greatly reduced in frequency or straight out cancelled except for special events. Hopefully, more poisonous NeverTrumpers on Trumps staff will be weeded out. Don’t just talk about it, do it.


34 posted on 05/20/2017 7:50:39 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

The destroy-Trump media is one of five powerful forces aligned against the president. They are joined by the destroy-Trump Democrats, the Washington deep state establishment, weak, establishment Republicans and never-Trumpers. These groups are working together in an unprecedented attack against a sitting president. - Sean Hannity


It’s good to know what side Ted Cruz is on. Once a never-Trumper. Always a never-Trumper.


35 posted on 05/20/2017 7:53:24 AM PDT by conservative98
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To: lee martell

+ 1 million

Having some level-headed FReepers on his staff would do him good. Excellent post!


36 posted on 05/20/2017 7:54:54 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Americans are modern day Amorites ripe for destruction)
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To: Alberta's Child

The same could be said about Ted Cruz. Most of his troubles have been self inflicted.

His poor popularity numbers are proof. Probably best to not throw stones when living in glass houses.

That said, it appears that problem is common in the swamp.


37 posted on 05/20/2017 7:55:22 AM PDT by dforest
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To: Alberta's Child

You nailed it so perfectly. And I agree, I don’t know why people choose to continue the Cruz bashing as what he said is true. Some of the wounds are self-inflicted.

I’m a Proud Member of #3 on your list. :)


38 posted on 05/20/2017 7:56:14 AM PDT by Qwackertoo (Worst 8 years ever, First Affirmative Action President, I hope those who did this to us SUFFER MOST!)
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To: chris37

I would say the election 2016 solved a lot of problems, but President Trump will need more support than he’s getting from the RINOs infiltrating the GOP. I’m hoping he gets it in 2018.


39 posted on 05/20/2017 7:56:35 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Prayers for our country and President Trump)
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The Canadian born senator is right in this instance. Surrounding yourself with people like priebus, kushner and Ivanka guarantees you won’t be able to get traction. Keeping DACA and “the worst trade deal in history” and keeping so many Obama holdovers are not small matters.


40 posted on 05/20/2017 7:58:22 AM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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