You presume that because Cruz found the relationship between the two “striking,” he meant that one caused the other. That’s nonsense
What Cruz really said, in context, is that Trump would do something which the Brussels attack proves that ISIS believes would be in their best interest: the US leaves NATO.
“the US leaves NATO”
But Trump never said that, he said he wanted more of the financial burden carried by other countries. I watched Cruz’s press conference and his pauses and inflections clearly show his intention to slander Trump. At one point he said Trump called for weakening Nato then changed that to Trump wanted to leave Nato in mid sentence.
The man is a Harvard law school trained assassin to the truth.