He was interviewed last night while the riot or whatever you choose to call it was still going on! Is he supposed to be omnipotent, to know immediately what is being done by whom? It is easy for you to say what he should have said hours after the event. He didn’t have that luxury.
He is still a man of honor no matter what you say. He is absolutely correct that Trump sets the tone. But he did not condone what they did, no matter what you Trumpsters try to say, and he didn’t say Trump deserved what happened.
It's not just Trump supporters who disagree with your spin about the Cruz quote.
Ted Cruz is being blasted by his own supporters in this instance. You're in denial as far as what was said and how it was intended.
If people (including many of his supporters) have "misunderstood" something he has said, then Ted Cruz should at least xplain how what he said didn't really mean what his supporters thought it meant.
Ted Cruz is a lawyer who knows how to be precise with words. He knew exactly what he was saying, and he's rightly catching Hell for it from his own voters...