Posted on 03/30/2016 12:24:43 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, said in a radio interview on Tuesday that Ted Cruz’s campaign was not involved in an attack ad on Trump’s wife, Melania. Lewandowski’s comments contradict his own candidate’s repeated claims the Cruz campaign was responsible.
Lewandowski made the comments on the John Fredericks Show, where he denied the Trump campaign had any involvement with a National Enquirer story alleging Cruz had affairs with five different women. Roger Stone, a long time Trump aide who is no longer affiliated with the campaign, was quoted in the story.
“I have no control over what Roger Stone does, doesn’t work for the campaign. He’s an independent individual who has no relationship with the campaign in any way, shape, or form,” said Lewandowski. “For them to intimate otherwise is completely inaccurate and it’s a narrative that they want to continue to perpetuate.
The bottom line is Roger Stone is as much tied to this campaign as the super PAC that leaked that is tied to the Cruz campaign.”
In the days leading up to the Utah caucuses, an anti-Trump super PAC released a Facebook ad featuring a nude photo of Melania Trump. Trump has blamed Ted Cruz and his campaign for the ad, despite no evidence linking the campaign to it.
“No, everybody knows he sent it out,” Trump told Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, claiming Cruz broke federal election law to be involved in $300 Facebook ad from the anti-Trump super PAC Make America Awesome.
” He knew the people in the super PAC. He knew — I would be willing to bet he wrote the phrase.” Lewandowski said earlier in the radio interview on Tuesday that Stone was no longer involved with the campaign, and for Cruz to claim otherwise was just like the Trump campaign saying the super PAC was coordinating with Cruz.
“To be clear, Roger Stone is someone who does not work for the campaign. He was a consultant to the campaign up until August of last year and then I’ve had no communication with Roger Stone until August of last year,” said Lewandowski. “For the Cruz campaign to equate that Roger Stone is part of this campaign is akin to us saying the super PAC that put out the pictures of Melania Trump is part of their campaign.
Now, they can deny that, and they can say that they have no communication, but the two are exactly equal.” At a CNN town hall on Tuesday, Cruz noted the only person cited in the discredited story was Stone.
“The story, on its face, quoted one person on the record: Roger Stone,” Cruz said. “Roger Stone has been Donald Trump’s chief political adviser. He planned and ran his presidential campaign and he’s been his hatchet man — he’s spent 40 years as a hatchet man.
Exactly, Digger.
I know, it's gotten crazy! Yesterday someone posted a youtube video, in breaking news no less, with the headline: "Ted Cruz Will Not Deny Adultery (Video)"
When you watch the accompanying video itself, Ted Cruz unequivocally says the National Enquirer article is "garbage and complete lies." So the video itself completely contradicts the headline.
I pinged a moderator about it, but there it remains...in breaking news...with a 100% lying headline.
I hope FR survives this election.
You cannot trust a lawyer to run a business, a school, a country.
Sometimes I think Trump is keeping this alive so people will go to the internet to look up Melania’s photo.
I think anything that talks about Trump in the media is publicity for him and keeps his name in the news. Which is good for him.
People that believe these candidates have no control over any of these packs are in denial. Ever heard of plausible deniability. These scum all drink from the same cup.
I don't know what Levin will do now that Rubio is calling for rules change along with several of the rules committee, after all rules are rules. Until they are not I guess.
You made my point for me. Took you ten lines.
What he really said was they do it, we do it, everybody does it.
So, that was not the exact quote from Lewandoski?
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Deflection:
Junior, the cookie jar is empty. Your brother Bobby says you ate all the cookies. Did you?Denial:That’s a lie.
Did you eat the cookies?
Bobby’s lying!
Did.you.eat.the.cookies?
Bobby’s a jerk. He’s a liar.
I did not eat the cookies.
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Deflection:
REPORTER: ‘Senator I’m sorry, this is a very serious question about your character,’ the second question came. ‘Will you just – if the answer is, “Yes, I’ve always been faithful to my wife,” can you just say so please?’Denial:CRUZ: “That question is garbage. It’s a smear. That story was planted by Trump’s henchmen bla bla bla”
I have never cheated on my wife.
I have no control over what Roger Stone does, doesn’t work for the campaign. He’s an independent individual who has no relationship with the campaign in any way, shape, or form,” said Lewandowski. “For them to intimate otherwise is completely inaccurate and it’s a narrative that they want to continue to perpetuate.
The bottom line is Roger Stone is as much tied to this campaign as the super PAC that leaked that is tied to the Cruz campaign.”
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Lewandowski said earlier in the radio interview on Tuesday that Stone was no longer involved with the campaign, and for Cruz to claim otherwise was just like the Trump campaign saying the super PAC was coordinating with Cruz.
“To be clear, Roger Stone is someone who does not work for the campaign. He was a consultant to the campaign up until August of last year and then I’ve had no communication with Roger Stone until August of last year,” said Lewandowski. “For the Cruz campaign to equate that Roger Stone is part of this campaign is akin to us saying the super PAC that put out the pictures of Melania Trump is part of their campaign.
Oh, I see now. In that case, both article headlines are accurate and I remove my complaint about both of them. Thanks, FRiend.
:p;- every trump supporter now jumping in defending the guy by crying ‘it’s not what he said’ yet they turn right around and accuse cruz of saying things he never said nor intended- oh the hypocrisy is knee deep in FR lately-
NOW he'll get fired.
Changes my whole perspective on FR.
Wow.
I need a shower.
So, let me get this straight. Roger Stone IS involved with a SuperPac that’s against Cruz.
But Cruz is NOT involved with a SuperPac that’s against Trump.
There is not evidence either are unless it really was a Cruz employee who bought the rights to the photograph of Melania.
Tumpsters aren’t the ones with the comprehension issues.
BTTT
That is spot on, Ray76. Cruz refuses to say he did not cheat on his wife.
No wife would accept that kind of answer if she asked directly whether her husband had been faithful. If it’s not yes, then she knows he has cheated. It’s really not that difficult to figure out as you pointed out.
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