Posted on 03/25/2016 3:09:19 PM PDT by JediJones
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) blamed “Donald Trump and his henchmen” for planting a National Enquirer story that accused him of extramarital affairs. Vehemently denying the story as “garbage” and “complete and utter lies,”
“It became clear as the campaign went on that Donald was a whole lot of sizzle without any substance,” said Cruz. “When he’s scared, when he’s losing, his first and natural resort is to go to sleaze and to go to slime.”
Friday on CNN, a Trump supporter, Boston Herald columnist and radio host Adriana Cohen accused a former Cruz staffer, Amanda Carpenter, of being one of the five women cited in the Enquirer story.
Carpenter vigorously denied the allegation: “What’s out there is tabloid trash. If someone wants to comment on it, they can talk to my lawyer. It is categorically false. You should be ashamed for spreading this kind of smut,” she said. “I will not be intimidated. I will continue to make my thoughts known about Donald Trump, and I’m not backing down.”
Katrina Pierson, a Trump spokeswoman who once worked for Cruz, also said the story is false.
"Speaking for myself, the article is trash and 100% false," Pierson said in an email to The Post.
Trump, in a statement, said he had no idea whether the Enquirer story is true or not, but he denied having anything to do with it.
Cruz blamed the story on Roger Stone, a longtime political adviser to Trump.
“It is a story that quoted one source on the record: Roger Stone, Donald Trump’s chief political adviser,” said Cruz.
“The CEO of the National Enquirer is an individual named David Pecker,” said Cruz. “Well, David is good friends with Donald Trump. In fact, the National Enquirer has endorsed Donald Trump, has said he must be president...
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Is that the video where Ted said he doesn’t want to copulate with Trump??
No taking somebody seriously who would say “Donald Trump may be a rat but I have no desire to copulate with him.” is more of what I would call cult worship
Cruz is full of crap and he is so getting caught. They have the goods on him.
Now we are going to see the trainwreck!
LOL, he deserves it!
Stand by. More to come, friend of Mr. John Edwards...
Why did he let Roger Stone include her in the whole mess?
AND HERE’S WHAT THE MAGAZINE SAYS ABOUT CLAIMS IT WAS INFLUENCED BY TRUMP
No one influences the reporting that the National Enquirer does other than our own reporters and editors.
We stand by the integrity of our coverage and remain committed to our aggressive reporting on such an important topic.
The more than any other publication, has been unflinching in its reporting on the 2016 presidential candidates.
Issued by AMI, Enquirer parent company, to the Hollywood Reporter
No its not clear at all. You knew before you posted it was the Rubio camp and #thething that set up the Cuban Mistress Crisis. So now you are acting as crazy as Cruz obsessing on Trump and blaming him when you know he was not involved.
The accusation included Trump’s spokeswoman who denied it.
Do you also take accusations against Trump at face value?
Once again it’s Ted doing what he does best, lie.
Washington Coverup! Supreme Court Justice Scalia - Murdered By A Hooker
Why would Marco do this he’s no longer in the race.
I think the problem now is that this story, which looks to have legs and perhaps 10 legs, ends the chance for a brokered, barring some other massive scandal that takes out Trump or somehow allows them to kick him out of the party..
It all hinges on whether the allegations are true, and they appear to be sticking at least in part. Only 20% is required.
As a Trump supporter, and since it seems like everyone in the know knew about this, it wouldn't surprise me if Trump asked Pecker to publish earlier rather than later. The inclusion of Pierson could be voluntary on her part to add extra chapters to the story.
This has to be a really bad to be someone who trusted Ted. I have no sympathy for the name calling fools, but for those who simply quietly made the choice that they could trust him, this is very likely to be an extremely harsh lesson in the nature of mankind, and how to read instincts.
And, I could be totally wrong, but the instincts I had about Cruz - and many had the same thing - were utterly without evidence when I first felt them, and yet the evidence has poured in left and right to confirm all of them.
We make fun of democrats, and rightfully so, for only listening to their feelings. But instincts are not the same as feelings. You arrive at policy via thinking, but you arrive at choice and action by instinct. Which is just another reason why, even if Cruz were not compromised in character ... he would fail as a president ... he's a man of the mind only, not a man of the physical world - he's unbalanced this way. Instinct is not his thing. Nor, it appears, is it with his supporters. Or not. We'll see.
I did not have sexual relations with those five women. :-)
Actually that’s pretty interesting. His and her tats....how cute.
You remind me of the brainless libs who sang “mmm mmm mmm, barrack hussein obama” eight years ago.
He is not a reporter, from what I read he is a columnist.
Definitely odd.
"In case of "accidents", tell her YOU will take care of the dry cleaning. And make sure you keep all condoms."
No young padiwan, the cult worship is within you. Next time, don't look into a mirror when practicing Jedi mind tricks.
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