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Cruz: Trump Campaign Bears Responsibility For Creating Environment Encouraging Violence
Washington Free Beacon ^ | 3-11-2016 | Aaron Kliegman

Posted on 03/11/2016 9:57:10 PM PST by Brookhaven

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) said Friday night that primary frontrunner Donald Trump’s campaign is responsible for creating an environment that encourages violence after a Trump rally was cancelled because clashes broke out when protestors entered the event.

Speaking at a press conference, Cruz told reporters he “thinks a campaign bears responsibility for creating an environment [of violence]. When the candidate urges supporters to engage in physical violence, to punch people in the face, the predictable consequence of that is that it escalates.”

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; chicago; cruz; election2016; escalation; illinois; newyork; tedcruz; texas; trump; trumpu
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To: DouglasKC

Not unbelievable at all. The man has no loyalty to Americans or our founding.


41 posted on 03/11/2016 10:22:35 PM PST by The Toll
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Ted and Heidi and the GOPe “Bill and Hill”


42 posted on 03/11/2016 10:22:36 PM PST by Jenny217
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To: Brookhaven

I will never vote for Ted. He has sealed the door.


43 posted on 03/11/2016 10:22:54 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to you.")
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To: Brookhaven

Good grief, siding with BLM? This is crazy!


44 posted on 03/11/2016 10:22:58 PM PST by roses of sharon ("Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43)
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To: Brookhaven

TED Cruz Bush — this is not true.


45 posted on 03/11/2016 10:23:17 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: JPX2011

You’re a bad man. I think you should go to the corn field.


46 posted on 03/11/2016 10:23:30 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Jenny217

Oops . . Are the GOPe “Bill and Hill”


47 posted on 03/11/2016 10:23:40 PM PST by Jenny217
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To: Brookhaven

We should be thankful to Mr.Cruz for revealing his true nature.


48 posted on 03/11/2016 10:25:14 PM PST by mvonfr
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To: JPX2011
In the mean time I’m enjoying the schadenfreude from all of his butthurt ‘post-conservative’ (the I dunno what conservative means anymore crowd) supporters crying about the first amendment and the lack of solidarity from Trump’s political opponents.

I looked up "cuck" and came across this.
49 posted on 03/11/2016 10:25:29 PM PST by Publius22
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To: DouglasKC

“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”

He could have gone with that.

Instead the headlines are now quoting Cruz...the Uniparty has a wedge. I hope it backfires on them all.


50 posted on 03/11/2016 10:26:42 PM PST by Aria (2016: The gravy train v Donald Trump)
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To: 867V309

I thought Cruz Rubio Kasich at least one would stand for principle. I was wrong. They are all Elites


51 posted on 03/11/2016 10:27:16 PM PST by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to you.")
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To: Lib-Lickers 2
I think there is going to be tons of Cruz people leaving him after those despicable statements.

I've seen at least a dozen Cruz supporters on the forum declare that they're withdrawing their support because of this.

If our little community is any indicator of what's happening all over the country, Ted's got a yuge problem.

52 posted on 03/11/2016 10:27:29 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: JPX2011

You’re an idiot.


53 posted on 03/11/2016 10:28:25 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Innovative
Cruz should be ashamed of himself for this.

I'm sure he doesn't see where he said anything wrong.

In my opinion, we're beginning to see the real Ted Cruz emerge. The whole picture is probably worse than what any of us could have expected.

54 posted on 03/11/2016 10:29:47 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: 867V309

There are some situations where you DO expect solidarity with political opponents, especially of your own party. This would be one, but that solidarity was not to be found, and speaks volumes of the character of those Republican candidates who have faulted Trump instead of the rioters, MoveOn, People for Bernie and others who have claimed responsibility, and victory. Shame on Cruz/Rubio and Kasich. Disgraceful “men.”


55 posted on 03/11/2016 10:29:54 PM PST by EDINVA
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To: JPX2011

>>>BLM/Moveon.org called his bluff and he folded<<<

How exactly did he fold, by not allowing the Protestors to attack Him and his Supporters inside the Venue as they had planned to?

Imagine the Secret Service Agents being forced to draw their Weapons and possibly Shoot as the crowd of Criminals attempted to attack Trump on Stage.

Would that have made you feel better? Those Protestors are friggin insane just in case you haven’t noticed.

Your TDS is affecting your common sense.


56 posted on 03/11/2016 10:30:44 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (There is nothing Democratic about the Democrat Party. (Or the GOPe))
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To: Brookhaven

If you needed a textbook example of useful idiot...


57 posted on 03/11/2016 10:30:49 PM PST by JhawkAtty
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To: napscoordinator

Yep. He’ll be doing his typical stuttering backpedal.


58 posted on 03/11/2016 10:30:57 PM PST by nhwingut (Trump-Palin 2016 - Blow Up The GOP)
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59 posted on 03/11/2016 10:31:18 PM PST by timestax (American Media = Domestic Enemy)
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To: Windflier
I'm sure he doesn't see where he said anything wrong. In my opinion, we're beginning to see the real Ted Cruz emerge. The whole picture is probably worse than what any of us could have expected.

That's what's really disturbing about it. It was CLEARLY a coordinated attack on a Trump rally by a cadre of leftists. Instead of calling it what it was Cruz completely took the side of the media and the GOPe and without hardly blinking told a whopper of a lie that Trump was responsible for it. Without even breaking a sweat as he sat there and basically covered for the radical left.

60 posted on 03/11/2016 10:33:28 PM PST by DouglasKC
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