Posted on 01/27/2016 8:44:23 AM PST by SoConPubbie
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said late Tuesday that Donald Trump's fear of defending his record is behind the GOP front-runner's boycott of the next Fox News GOP presidential debate.
"The reality is, the reason Donald is doing this — I actually don't think it's because of [Fox News host] Megyn [Kelly] at all," he said on Fox News's "Hannity."
"I think it's because he's afraid to defend his record, that he knows he can't defend his record, and he's trying to hide from the voters of Iowa," Cruz said six days from the first voting state's caucuses next Monday.
"He's not willing to stand up and explain why he supports Bernie Sanders-style, full-on socialized medicine, expanding ObamaCare so the federal government is in charge of our healthcare," he said, tying Trump with the Democratic presidential contender.
"He can't explain why today he supports taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood," Cruz added.
"He can't explain why he supported Obama's stimulus plan and supported Obama's TARP bail-out of the big banks. He doesn't want to answer those questions, and he refuses to show up."
Cruz argued that Trump's claims of bias from Kelly reveal he is not capable of confronting more powerful public figures.
"If you're afraid of Megyn Kelly, then you're going to be afraid of Hillary Clinton and you're going to be afraid of Vladimir Putin," he said.
"If you're afraid to have anyone ask a question, that does not bode well for what kind of commander in chief you'd make," the Texas lawmaker added.
Trump announced late Tuesday that he is skipping the seventh GOP presidential debate in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday evening.
Kelly and Trump have publicly sparred since the first debate last August. The outspoken billionaire disliked her questions about his past remarks toward women.
“The reality is, the reason Donald is doing this  I actually don’t think it’s because of [Fox News host] Megyn [Kelly] at all,” he said on Fox News’s “Hannity.”
“I think it’s because he’s afraid to defend his record, that he knows he can’t defend his record, and he’s trying to hide from the voters of Iowa,” Cruz said six days from the first voting state’s caucuses next Monday.
“He’s not willing to stand up and explain why he supports Bernie Sanders-style, full-on socialized medicine, expanding ObamaCare so the federal government is in charge of our healthcare,” he said, tying Trump with the Democratic presidential contender.
“He can’t explain why today he supports taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood,” Cruz added.
“He can’t explain why he supported Obama’s stimulus plan and supported Obama’s TARP bail-out of the big banks. He doesn’t want to answer those questions, and he refuses to show up.”
Cruz argued that Trump’s claims of bias from Kelly reveal he is not capable of confronting more powerful public figures.
“If you’re afraid of Megyn Kelly, then you’re going to be afraid of Hillary Clinton and you’re going to be afraid of Vladimir Putin,” he said.
“If you’re afraid to have anyone ask a question, that does not bode well for what kind of commander in chief you’d make,” the Texas lawmaker added.
Ted nailed it. Every word of that is 100 percent spot on.
The narcissist doesn’t think he should hve to defend his record to peons like you and me, so he find a weak, phony excuse to skip hte debate.
Sorry Ted you are wrong on this one.
Trump is not in congress or anywhere else. He is a private citizen. He has played politics to his businesses benefits. Good for him. Bad for the politicians
Ted will support fux news ratings.
Ted is a true Canadian.
Trump is a true American.
The GOP/MSM have been holding back on sinking their knives into Cruz.
If for some reason Trump does drop out of the race, all of the fury of the GOPe/DNC/MSM will come down on Cruz like an avalanche of bricks.
They will literally try to crucify him in the court of public opinion.
A lot of people believe it. Becuase it’s COMPLETELY TRUE. Many of us, more and more each day, can see right through Trump.
A real leader who gets his way by bullying and bluster? I think not. If Trump is elected he will act consistently - to do whatever is best for Trump. Not the guiding principles I hope for in a president.
Well well well
Tedley shows his true colors by obfuscating the issue of media malice and unprofessionalism and blaming Trump for wanting no part of it
Jump in there, Ted. Surely the fair and balanced team and their invited hecklers will give you every opportunity to explain your “ positions” whilst sharing the “ debate” stage with a group of big-spending single digit polling candidates - after all they want to give you every chance to fairly represent yourself to the voters
Assuming they decide to lob softballs at you- remember why they did so to McCain. They picked him as the designated loser to obama.
Says the candidate who campaigned for Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate.
I can't imagine!
“So being a businessman is an excuse for supporting the liberal agenda?”
No. But does being a “consistent conservative” excuse Cruz from supporting the Obama liberal agenda?
Cruz is just dishing it out as good as he's getting from Trump, the whiner.
The moment he was born.
Even you Trumpkins know this is arrant nonsense and a desperate smear, but you’re willing to repeat it anyway because your candidate says so.
LOL Says the man who responds with crickets instead of solidly addressing his MULTIPLE issues that portray him as ineligible, dishonest, & unsuitable to be president.
People who live in grass houses shouldn’t stow thrones, TED (Raphael Eduardo Felito Cruz).
WHO’s afraid?
Nobody believes that, Ted. Nobody thinks Trump is afraid of anything. Stop with the stupid stuff.
True that. Well, those who live in Realville (the majority), anyway ;-)
LOL Cruz & the rest are firing their last desperate shots at Trump in hopes of getting a head shot from 20 miles out.
Ted is walking into a snare in that debate. Let’s see what he has to say after he is made to look dumb.
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