[CrosscutSaw]

And I also want to mention something about the events this evening. This is a sad day. Political discourse should occur in the country without a threat of violence. Without anger and rage and hatred directed each other. We need to learn have disagreements without being disagreeable. To have disagreements while respecting human being on the other side.

Earlier today over 30 people were arrested at one rally and then tonight as violence broke out the rally was cancelled altogether.

Now responsibility for that lies with protesters who took violence into their own hands.

Well said, Ted.

[Ray76]

Cruz devoted one sentence to blaming the rioters in STL and CHI, and two paragraphs to blaming Trump for “creating an environment”. The rioters were not spontaneous, they arrived with a plan to prevent the Trump rally from occurring. They succeeded. They succeeded via intimidation and violence. THEY created the environment. THEY ALONE bear the blame.

Cruz saw an opportunity to smear his opponent and lost sight of reality.