Ted Cruz fires back at Trump for lawsuit threat and name-calling

FoxNews Lation ^ | February 16, 2016/

[SoConPubbie]

With the Republican primary in South Carolina just days away, Ted Cruz has stepped up his fight with Donald Trump, who is threatening to sue him unless he stops airing what the billionaire candidate calls "false ads" and retracts what he called a series of lies.

Cruz questioned both Trump's conservative credentials and whether he had the temperament to be president.

"The people of South Carolina want a consistent conservative they can trust," Cruz told reporters before his rally in Aiken. 

Cruz, who is trying to weaken Trump's standing among South Carolina's social conservatives and evangelical Christians, also released a new television ad attacking Trump, showing footage of him praising Planned Parenthood and Hillary Clinton. It ends with the line, "South Carolina cannot trust Donald Trump."

Trump is challenging Cruz's eligibility to serve in the White House, calling him "the most dishonest guy I think I've ever met in politics." 

"I think he's an unstable person," he said, later declaring: "He's nuts."

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Cruz also blasted Trump's sister, a federal appellate judge, calling her a "radical pro-abortion extremist" who should not be considered for the Supreme Court vacancy.

Trump's sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, is a judge on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. Trump has said she would make a good justice, but Cruz said she would not be a good choice, citing an opinion she wrote in 2000 that held a New Jersey law banning late-term abortions placed an "undue burden" on a woman's constitutional right to have the procedure.

Cruz then pointed at Trump's apparent confusion during a Republican debate last year over what constituted the nuclear triad as an example of how the real estate mogul is unprepared to be president. 

[Echo4C]

I vote for principles, not people.

Trump’s mind changes with the wind, as we’ve seen from so many politicians. Ted Cruz is not perfect, no living person is, but he is the only one that has stood up for the principles I care about in the face of opposition, even when it loses him supporters and potential allies.

Trump will say something I agree with when he’s in front of an agreeable audience - then when pressed on it in an interview, he walks it back, recants, and prevaricates. This is what I’ve seen in so many politicians that were supposed to be on our side, I’ve lost count.

I won’t vote for another unprincipled amoeba, regardless of what label they wear. If that makes me an enemy to some around here, that’s fine. I’m a Marine combat vet, I’ve been shot at before.

[House Atreides]

ANOTHER DAY...AND ANOTHER DAY WHERE TRUMP (BLESSED IS HIS NAME) HAS NOT FOLLOWED THROUGH ON HIS EMPTY LAWSUIT THREAT. WHAT AN EMPTY SUIT & BLOW-HARD HE IS!

[fireman15]

I respect you and your opinion. After watching this contest closely for months we have arrived at different conclusions. Yes, and I have been in harms way on many occasions myself. That and a couple dollars these days will get us both a cup of coffee to share.

I have been involved in political races before, even made signs and knocked on doors. I have seen what campaigns do to people and it is not always pretty. Personally, it looks like Donald Trump is fairing this one better than Ted Cruz. Ted may have started out with the moral high ground but for whatever reason his team is dragging him down. At this point I find Trump to be more genuine and less two faced than Cruz. Although I was more than a little shocked to hear the Donald saying that GW lied about WMDs. Very bad move! I thought he would lose a few points over that one, but he says is on his mind regardless of the consequences.

[Slyfox]

This is why I'm a little suspicious of Trump's ''make America Great again!'' slogan.

Astute observation on your part.

It seems as though everything Trump does trails back to making him look good in order to feed his gynormous ego.

He prefers the glitz in his physical life and that rolls over into his mental life in that he has to have everyone cow tow to him.

You get that aspect out of whack by reminding him of his own record and he will attempt to sue the crap out of you.

Now this sounds like the making of a tyrant to me.

But that's just me.

I also call them like I see them, probably the only trait I share with The Thumper.