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.”
“..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”
How do you feel about Walker and his book?
They all sell books when they plan on running.
“but I don’t want our tax money going towards it. You figure away to pay for it with your money fine. I am all for it. Why not start a Go Fund Me campaign since you are so interested in giving tax payer money to a billionaire.”
Naps, weren’t you the one that said you were okay with the government giving taxpayer money to the victims of the church shooting?
It doesn’t matter if the receiver is rich or poor if the money is stolen from the taxpayer.
Don't know, but the world has changed a lot since then with Obama weaponizing so many parts of the government.
Naps, weren’t you the one that said you were okay with the government giving taxpayer money to the victims of the church shooting?
Holy crow eating. I totally forgot about that. You are right.
Plan on is fine once announced no more. That is only my opinion. It is clearly legal to do. If Cruz ends up our nominee, I will take a ton of shots and walk down the street to vote with my nose tightly held but he will get the vote.... the voting is not far at all. If it is Walker, I will be the first one at the voting booth and will vote with absolute pleasure. Cruz WILL NOT EVER get my primary vote but he will get my general if need be.
It’s as though his language departs when he really gets on a spittle-flecked Cruz rant. You can almost see him biting the keyboard.
If you are so indifferent to this serious potential problem, you are going to have a very hard time convincing anyone that you have the objectivity to make your views credible.
I see that your set of *facts* has been corrected..
Trump already has his own security that has not been accused of partying on duty, driving vehicles drunk or using hookers.
Mr. Obama got Secret Service protection long before he was the Democrat’s nominee because he was allegedly half black. Mr. Trump is actually getting death threats from the most powerful drug cartel leader in the world.
-PJ
Shrewd of Sen. Cruz. If the Donald is sucking up all the media coverage overshadowing all other candidates, then go to where the spotlight is shining and steal the show. Only Ted Cruz can out-troll Trump. ;)
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