Posted on 01/16/2016 10:02:18 AM PST by Isara
El Trumpo is having a full blown freak out on Twitter against Ted Cruz:
Ted Cruz was born in Canada and was a Canadian citizen until 15 months ago. Lawsuits have just been filed with more to follow. I told you so — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2016 |
Ted Cruz said he "didn't know" that he was a Canadian Citizen. He also FORGOT to file his Goldman Sachs Million $ loan papers.Not believable — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2016 |
Was there another loan that Ted Cruz FORGOT to file. Goldman Sachs owns him, he will do anything they demand. Not much of a reformer! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2016 |
The Ted Cruz wiseguy apology to the people of New York is a disgrace. Remember, his wife's employer, and his lender, is located there! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2016 |
How is this any different from people pointing out two of his wives were immigrants? It’s only tangentially connected.
Oh no, just reported that Ted Cruz didn't report another loan, this one from Citi. Wow, no wonder banks do so well in the U.S. Senate. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2016 |
Based on the fact that Ted Cruz was born in Canada and is therefore a "natural born Canadian," did he borrow unreported loans from C banks? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2016 |
Ted Cruz purposely, and illegally, did not list on his personal disclosure form personally guaranteed loans from banks. They own him! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2016 |
Cruz batted away this accusation at the GOP debate, which he is roundly considered to have won.
Ted is the ultimate hypocrite. Says one thing for money, does another for votes. https://t.co/hxdfy0mjVw — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2016 |
Again, the Donald is just desperately grasping at straws here. Had Ted Cruz told one crowd that he was for gay marriage and another against, he might be hypocritical, but that’s not the case.
Here’s now CNN reports his response:
Cruz declined to comment on the Times report when asked by a CNN reporter during an appearance in Columbia, South Carolina on Friday. But speaking to reporters at a church not far from Charlotte on Saturday, Cruz, who once declined to attack Trump, shed any caution he may have had about laying into his top rival.
“I would note that Donald’s record does not match what he says as a candidate,” Cruz said, gamely tackling questions he routinely swatted away for seven months.
Cruz also aggressively ridiculed Trump’s obsession with the latest opinion surveys, saying that Trump’s attacks on Twitter come because he is “dismayed” about a recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showing a competitive race.
“I imagine it pulled him out of bed this morning and send him tweeting and tweeting and tweeting,” he said. “I think in terms of a commander in chief, we ought to have someone who isn’t springing out of bed to tweet in a frantic response to the latest polls.”
Cruz referred repeatedly to an interview Trump did with NBC News’ Tim Russert 17 years ago, in which he defines his “New York values” as distinct from “Iowa values.” Cruz said those values — pro-abortion rights, including supporting partial birth abortion and pro-gay marriage — explained Trump’s world view. And he dredged up the former Democrat’s donation history to some of the state’s leading politicians, including Hillary Clinton.
“Given the fact that for much of his life, Donald was financially supporting those politicians — writing checks to Hillary Clinton, writing checks to Andrew Cuomo — it is a fair inference that he supports their policies,” Cruz said.
The Texas senator, then asked for some differences on national security between him and Trump, offered that was unaware of what Trump’s foreign policy is.
“To be honest, I don’t know what Donald’s position is,” Cruz said.
BOOM!!
Oddly, the full statement is a little different as the reporting above cut out a few sentences:
They’re getting fired up!!!
You sir, are a slug. Or a troll, maybe both.
Donald has been left of center his whole existence, and was only a friend of conservative politicians if it helped his businesses.
And the loan was properly filed, and paid off. The Feds pulled up other paperwork and had him fill those out in addition to the original. But I am sure you do not see it that way.
You mean the same bosses who line the pockets of Mr. Trump???
8,400 Goldman Sachs $986,525.40 $1,417,993.08 $431,467.68
Did Trump attack NY values while begging GS for loans? nope. Just the natural born Canadian.
Cruz has stepped in it and Trump is just taking advantage of it. Welcome to politics. :-)
Donald has to prove that he really didn't mean all those anti-conservative stands he has had all his life.
Ted has established law on his side.
Donald has his mouth, which is not reliable.
Cut the crap. You know how New York politics work. Trump’s probably having lunch with some Wall Street bankers this very minute.
Trump’s a blowhard slinging mud at an arrogant junior senator who spent many years as a lawyer. How befitting this slugfest is between two politicians who will be lame ducks anyway. Nothing is going to change with the graft and corruption running amok within the federal regime. Nothing.
It’ different because the Goldman Sachs money went straight into Cruz’s campaign account, and Ted didn’t disclose that to the public during the campaign.
Internal polls in Iowa must show Cruz losing ground in Iowa.
Hence the attacks from Cruz(R-Goldman Sachs)
Just another typical New York City type bitching about something.
It does get old.
“Why is borrowing money from Goldman Sachs any different from borrowing money from banks for real estate projects?”
It has to do with campaign finance laws. Big difference. The laws are designed to prevent George Soros types from dumping millions into a campaign to buy offices. They do it, but the laws are supposed to make it harder with consequences if found out.
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“Donald has his mouth, which is not reliable.”
But Ted has his votes for the Obama agenda, so his votes are not reliable.
Which will have a bigger impact? Iranian nukes and ICBMs or a 17 year old interview with Trump?
He has no issues except DT propaganda.
Teddy has the best favorables and the best unfavorables. DT is hitting Teddy like the Huckster only the Huckster was smart enough to let surrogates do it in 2008.
My vote goes for the true conservative.
Pro tip...most of flyover country despises rude and obnoxious New Yawkers, who seem to think that the whole world revolves around them.
That says everything about DT’s character. He has none.
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