Trump could just say he was duped. As could Cruz so nothing in the past said by either can’t be cover by that.
I am confused who he thinks is going to vote for him in the general election if he drops feces on everyone. He has made a terribly stupid move in the past week pissing off the vast majority of the conservative base. The party folks already hate him, and will never put resources in to help him win. They are far too self-interested. The Democrats will win over most all of the Democrats and a great number of independents are turned off by Trump. I have been very open to his candidacy up to now, but he started down this path in December and wisely changed course. Now, he’s tripling down on this garbage.
There is no new information about Cruz’s efforts discussed in this video to be duped. It’s just become convenient to go 180 degrees away. Guy just can’t help but be a blowhard, and that’s tough act to keep up and win 51% of the people and enough electoral states. If he thinks this NY act wins votes in any swing state, he’s going to find life outside of Manhattan is quite different.