Posted on 07/15/2015 2:35:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
With a Mexican drug lord on the loose from prison — and apparently tweeting threats to Republican presidential contender Donald Trump — rival Republican and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Tuesday that Trump deserves protection from the Secret Service.
On Fox News’ “On the Record,” host Greta Van Susteren noted then-Sen. Barack Obama received early Secret Service protection because of the number and credibility of threats against a man running to be the first black president. She asked if Trump should get the same attention.
“Of course he should,” Cruz said. “Listen, these drug cartels are incredibly dangerous. They are transnational criminal operations. They are murderers, they are thugs … In Texas we deal with this all the time. We’ve got 1,200 miles of border with Mexico and we see the ravages of these violent, murdering drug cartels.”
Assuming the threats to Trump are real, Cruz said, “Absolutely he should get protection.”
Elsewhere in the interiew, Cruz pulled few punches while discussing sanctuary cities, saying what those paying attention to politics in America already know, that “the Democratic Party supports illegal immigration.”
Appearing Tuesday on Fox News’ “On the Record,” the Texas senator told host Greta Van Susteren that sanctuary cities have been a “persistent problem” in the Lone Star State because Democrat mayors “decline to enforce the law.”
“It varies in terms of how brazen it is, it’s not always as brazen as San Francisco is,” Cruz stated. “But it’s a problem when you have cities that are in the control of the Democrats and don’t want to follow the law.”
Calling a spade a spade, Cruz responded with the bitter truth when Van Susteren tried to turn the tables by saying illegal immigration is a federal issue but Congress does not pass laws to address it.
“It’s because the Democratic Party supports illegal immigration,” he said. “They don’t even call it illegal immigration. They’ve come up with this ‘undocumented’ term.”
Smart move, he’s just trying to steal a bit of Trump’s thunder.
Trump best hire the likes of Blackwater.
It will only take one person he trusts to accept a HUGE, FAT bribe.
I think Mr. T would like people he could trust, such as his OWN body guards...and what could the FBI do but ‘take him out’ and then no body would have a problem getting to where they want to be....no saying that Cruz is thinking that, but there are some that are...
It is like Pissant all over again. Totally off the rails and plunging into the ravine.
Trump should have his OWN security detail and carefully screen ALL of them.
Um, I’d be afraid of Obama’s protection squad if I were Trump. Hire your own, Donald.
It’s a spectacle, that’s for sure.
Two can play that game.
Incidentally, Trump went up against the Greek shipping mafia (back when Greece had an economy) and won.
His security people are VERY good and VERY well paid. Not too much of a worry on that score.
Well give the guy a break. Ted is running for President while selling books which should be illegal but the guys got to eat. You are way too hard on Ted which surprises me. You think Ted is disgusting....I find the selling of books when he should be working at Capital Hill a bit questionable but I still think until the ethic rules change, I will give him a pass.
Give poor Ted a break for a change......you are so hard on him. Your one of the hardest critics of Senator Cruz on FR which is weird cuz I thought you supported him.
Nope it is Walker......get it right before looking like an idiot.
Yes he should have. At least he wouldn’t be on record being stupid trying to get tax payer money for a multi-billionaire.
I still don’t care.....Trump can pay his own bills. Why should he get welfare????? It is ridiculous unless you give it to all 15 candidates which I would really be pissed off if they did that.
Yeah your right....Cruz with his six percent is really helping Trump with 2nd place and sometimes first place.
I’m sure there are places where Trump’s Private Security Detail wouldn’t be able to carry Firearms.
If he has Secret Service Protection that wouldn’t be an issue. He has been threatened by a Mexican Cartel Leader for God’s sake, not some Internet Troll with bad judgment.
I won’t bother to address the comments you made in your silly Post. It actually reeks of desperation. Very sad.
You are entitled to your Opinion, but you are really off base with this one IMHO.
LOL, I'll give you one thing....you do have the ability to make me laugh.
You need help, naps. Don't be ashamed. Get the assistance you need. Tell the doctor the truth...Ted Cruz got inside your brain and you couldn't get him out, so you went nuts.
Maybe you'll come to understand the base wrongness of accusing a decent Christian man of homosexuality, and of using such a vile term in connection with innocent children.
Do you think Trump would settle for VP?
You are ridiculous
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