I read his statement. He didn't blame Trump for the attack, which would have been silly. He criticized him for making statements that we were spending too much on NATO, and that weakening that alliance sends an 0bama-like message in these times when the West is facing terror attacks.
A whole bunch of Trump supporters, by the way, like Trump because he doesn't favor what they call "neocon" internationalism where America is the world's cop. I think there's something to be said for both that point of view and Cruz's. But Cruz said nothing to blame Trump for the attack.
Cruz tied Trump’s position on NATO to the attack. He used weaseley lawyer words so he could later say he didn’t mean what he said - but the implication was very clear. That’s why so many news outlets ran with the headline that Cruz blames Trump for the attack.
Tying Trump’s position to quit supporting NATO, which Cruz said would weaken it, to the attack - was illogical. He was losing it as bad as Beck at that point.
I read his statement. He didn’t blame Trump for the attack, which would have been silly. He criticized him for making statements that we were spending too much on NATO, and that weakening that alliance sends an 0bama-like message in these times when the West is facing terror attacks.
The point is Cruz used the occasion of something terrible happening as a platform to attack Trump. He did the same on Chicago. Way out of bounds.