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Trump says he's ditched Lyin' Ted name: 'He's Beautiful Ted'
MSN News ^ | October 22, 2018 | Matthew Choi, The Politico

Posted on 10/22/2018 1:58:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

President Donald Trump let bygones be bygones Monday with his former rival presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, praising the Texas Republican before heading to Houston to rally for him.

When the two men were duking it out for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, Trump famously hurled insults at Cruz, christening him with one of Trump's signature monikers: "Lyin' Ted." Trump also went after Cruz's family, suggesting Cruz's father was involved in the John F. Kennedy assassination and targeting Cruz's wife Heidi for her appearance.

But the president made a reversal of his past insults as he prepared for his highly anticipated rally in support of Cruz's Senate reelection campaign.

"He's not Lyin' Ted anymore. He's Beautiful Ted," Trump said. "I call him Texas Ted."

Still, when asked if he regretted his comments about Cruz's father, Trump demurred and played the comments off as part of a "very, very nasty and tough campaign."

"I don't regret anything, honestly," Trump said. "It all worked out very nicely."

Trump spoke while leaving the White House for Houston, where he will rally in support of Cruz, who faces a challenge from Rep. Beto O'Rourke....

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Texas; Campaign News; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: 2018; 2018election; 2020election; betoorourke; cruz; election2018; election2020; electoralcollege; faithlesselectors; midterms; nationalpopularvote; npv; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Yes, but he is overdoing the Saudi journalist thing. Let Trump handle it.


41 posted on 10/22/2018 4:00:22 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: pepsi_junkie

well the bryl-cream last a long time


42 posted on 10/22/2018 4:03:37 PM PDT by aces
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Texas Ted. I like that!


43 posted on 10/22/2018 4:35:20 PM PDT by FES0844
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"I don't regret anything, honestly," Trump said. "It all worked out very nicely."

President Trump and Leroy Jethro Gibbs, never apologize, it is a sign of weakness.

44 posted on 10/22/2018 4:58:21 PM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke all mooselimb terrorists, today.)
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To: dead

Beautiful Ted is to counter ORourke’s looks and attraction to single, maybe spurned Democrat women.

Politics.

Texas Ted also.


45 posted on 10/22/2018 5:27:33 PM PDT by TheNext (Anonymous Source)
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To: chris37

Would have been funny if when asked he said “Yes, he’s Lion Ted - L-I-O-N.” LOL


46 posted on 10/22/2018 6:59:01 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Hugin

It sounds too much like Texas Toast.


47 posted on 10/26/2018 1:49:41 AM PDT by Lisbon1940 (No full-term Governors (at the time of election!)
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