Posted on 02/04/2016 9:58:03 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Little Rock, Arkansas Donald Trump, in a tit-for-tat with his chief rival coming out of Iowa, accused Texas Sen. Ted Cruz of bearing direct responsibility for the Affordable Care Act.
"Ted Cruz gave us Obamacare," Trump said at a Wednesday rally in Little Rock, Arkansas.
The line of attack invoked the landmark health care law that is anathema to many conservatives. Cruz, for his part, has accused Trump of supporting Obamacare, too, accusing Trump as holding the same position on healthcare as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.
Trump's rationale for his claim is a little roundabout. It's based on the fact that Cruz supported John Roberts' nomination to be chief justice of the Supreme Court, which in turn led to the law being upheld twice before the court.
"[Cruz] pushed him. He approved him," Trump said. "And Justice Roberts approved Obamacare twice when it should have been rejected. His vote got it over the top. Ted Cruz did that."
Trump arrived nearly two hours late to the rally due to mechanical issues with his plane that forced his team to land what is colloquially coined "Trump Force One" in Nashville, Tennessee. He took a different plane to the rally.
"There was a minor mechanical issue and Mr. Trump traveled the rest of the trip in a small charter aircraft," said Hope Hicks, Trump's spokesperson.
The late arrival didn't dampen Trump's energy as he launched more attacks at Cruz, calling him "dishonest" in reference to allegations from another candidate, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.
Carson has accused Cruz's campaign of trying to poach his voters by sending an email to Iowa voters claiming Carson was leaving the race, based on a CNN report that Carson would be absent from the trail and returning home for awhile. Cruz has since said that his staff should have sent a follow-up note to correct the first email. Trump wasted no time in trying to capitalize.
"I said how can they do that?" Trump said. "And everybody said, 'How can they do that?' And then he doesn't get the votes, Ben, but Ted gets the votes."
Wednesday marked a change in demeanor for Trump since Tuesday - from humble to angry. Trump posted a series of angry tweets, calling for a re-do of the Iowa caucuses, just two days after delivering a gracious concession speech in which he congratulated Cruz.
"He should just give it up and move on to New Hampshire," said 26-year-old Scott Tierney, after rolling his eyes. Tierney, a software salesman, from Conway, Arkansas, said he will vote for either Trump, Cruz or Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.
Others disagreed.
"I don't think he's a sore loser," said 42-year-old Kris Clayborn, a Trump supporter from Harrison - nearly a three hour drive away. "I know there was a lot of Democrat problems as far as the caucus. To see it on the Republican side doesn't surprise me."
In Arkansas, Trump spoke in front of the an arena that was slightly more than half full, even as Trump claimed it was a record crowd of more than 12,000. Trump may also have committed a college football faux pas - complimenting the University of Alabama's football team - an SEC rival - of Arkansas. The crowd booed.
The crowd was rowdy. One man roamed the floor at the Barton Coliseum wearing a black t-shirt that said "Obama Is A Terrorist" on the back.
While Trump shook hands on the rope line, a topless man with "T R" painted on his chest continuously tried to get Trump's attention. Another man wore a Denver Broncos bathrobe to the rally, to commemorate the Super Bowl. His name was Harrell Boyles and he also wore a pink tie with pigs on it under the bathrobe with a badge pinned to it that said "OMG GOP! WTF?" To complete the outfit, he wore American flag shorts.
Trump heads back to New Hampshire Thursday for four public events -- his first day on the campaign trail with four stops.
Here let me answer it for you then:
Yes he would have.
I never thought about that but it is true. Cruz supported John Roberts who kept ACA. I like it. How many times have a vote been used against someone. This is a very good tactic for Trump.
Trump is going to win. I love this.
“So the man who thinks his pro-abort sister would make a good Supreme Court justice is attacking Cruz for supporting Roberts once GWB selected him???”
You are a liar. His sister is 81 years old.....If you think he is picking her for Supreme Court you are dumber then I though.
“I remember all the warning from the Donald at the time telling us how bad this judge would be. I remember Donald fighting against Obammacare every step of the way. Brian Williams told me all about it. “
So that was your reply? Why didnt Trump (private citizen who wasn’t Roberts “close friend”) warn us?
And then the usual “fighting against Obammacare” i.e. the usual kabuki theater that the rest of the GOP engaged in smokescreen?
Cruz voted TWICE against funding Veterans healths issues. Ted Cruz voted against providing $27 million for the Veterans Health Administration.....
http://correctrecord.org/the-gop-on-veterans-issues/
I’m sure he would have, but for you to think that makes your argument any less stupid I’m laughing at you. Bye.
Cruz is to blame for what future event now? He should have know. omg this is verging of the same Trump asinine tantrums.
Roberts was confirmed in 2005.
Cruz didn't win his senate seat until 2012 - 7 years later.
Cruz wasn't even there.
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NO ONE ever heard of Cruz until SEVEN YEARS AFTER Roberts was appointed to the Supreme Court.
Roberts was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2005. Cruz was elected to the Senate (his first elected office) in 2012.”
Meaning what? That Cruz was innocent? CRUZ RECRUITED ROBERTS, his FRIEND as Solicitor for Bush!
See http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3392832/posts?page=46#46
FULL LETTER
TED CRUZ is the reason we are stuck with Obamacare.
http://www.nationalreview.com/node/214989/print
The Right Stuff
John Roberts should be a quick confirm.
By Ted Cruz — July 20, 2005 [snip]
And during his job for Bush, he pushed more visas, more immigration...all that BS.
Ah, I see all the media drones are picking up on every belch emminating from the bloated windbag.
Why didn’t Trump warn us John Roberts was going to overturn Obamacare before he was confirmed for the court?
The family can't do anything about this, at one point in time they would have been able to put him in an asylum. Now they risk being cut out of his fortunes, demoted to serfdom.
Who did you want? I would have preferred Janice Rogers Brown.
Also, during one of the first debates, Cruz and Bush had a back and forth where Cruz blamed W. for picking Roberts. Jeb reminded Cruz that Cruz had supported Roberts. Cruz then responds that he was wanting Luttig picked. Which one is it Cruz?
Assume for the sake of argument Roberts voted as he did out of personal concerns rather than sound legal reasoning. Perhaps, for example, some sort of blackmail. How would Cruz or anybody be able to predict the deviation that might result from deliberate tampering? If you read the Cruz recommendation, it does sound like Roberts should have been a reliable conservative vote. Some things are hard to predict. That’s just real life.
Peace,
SR
Another
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The little voices in his head, which seem to be increasing in number daily...
What are John Roberts’ worst rulings besides the Obamacare rulings?
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