Cruz: Trump's attack on my wife shows his character

Politico ^ | March 23, 2016 | Eliza Collins

[reaganaut1]

Ted Cruz attacked Donald Trump’s character for threatening his wife on Tuesday and blamed his opponent's attack on “a very bad night” in Utah.

“If Donald wants to get in a character fight he's better off sticking with me, because Heidi is way out of his league,” Cruz said on CNN’s “New Day,” responding to a late-night tweet from Trump warning, "Be careful, Lyin' Ted, or I will spill the beans on your wife!”

The attack reveals a lot about Trump's character, Cruz said. "That should be beneath Donald," he said. "The reason he's doing that is because he had a very bad night last night. He got clobbered in Utah."

Trump’s tweet — which began with “Lyin' Ted Cruz just used a picture of Melania from a G.Q. shoot in his ad" — is an apparent reference to an online ad by anti-Trump super PAC Make America Awesome, which used a photo of Trump’s wife Melania posing nude in British GQ in 2000 in an attempt to sway conservative Mormon voters.

Cruz responded via Twitter shortly after: "Pic of your wife not from us. Donald, if you try to attack Heidi, you're more of a coward than I thought. #classless.”

On CNN, host Chris Cuomo asked the Texas senator if engaging with Trump was a good idea.

"The tweet he was unhappy about was not even a super PAC supporting me. It is an independent group. I don’t know them,” Cruz said. "When Donald gets scared, when he gets angry, when he gets threatened ... So last night Donald threatened my wife, he went directly after my wife."

Cruz also ratcheted up his pressure on John Kasich, who fared poorly in Tuesday's contests, to get out of the race, repeatedly calling the Ohio governor a “spoiler.”

[hirn_man]

Well considering that disavowal came 3 hours after I made my comment to you I was still correct at the time I made my comment and you were wrong.

But nice try at a rebuttal.

I’m just pointing out that you were wrong. No reason to get bent.

You people are so sensitive.

[ScottinVA]

Sorry for that 3-hour delay. Y’know.. job and all.

He’d already disavowed the issue at the outset and did so again later. You’re either going to believe it or not. Dwell on it if you must, but it really is a non-issue.

[hirn_man]

Finally this afternoon. Not last night as some have claimed.

There’s a timestamp on that video you know.

But better late than never!

[ScottinVA]

As for the sensitivity, none from me.. This is a 500-comment thread because of the drama queens who insist Cruz was behind that ad, and they simply can’t liberate their minds with the fact he wasn’t.

[Salvation]

** Cruz said. “That should be beneath Donald,” **

Is posting an ad with Trump’s wife’s nude picture on it beneath YOUR Bible-thumping character, Ted?

[XenaLee]

Yeah....I realize that.

[XenaLee]

And again (sigh)....it wasn’t Ted that “posted an ad with Trump’s wife’s nude picture”. Good grief.

[WVKayaker]

Or will you admit that you are a chicken-s$!t liar?

Wow. TF's name isn't Cruz. Cruz is the only chicken-s$!t liar running for POTUS. Teddy Bares are such LOSERS!

Cruz has repeatedly broken election laws and gotten by with it. Nothing new. Do you actually believe he forgot to file the LOAN that kept his Senate campaign afloat? If you think those people don't know what is happening, I have a bridge to sell you.

Teddy Bare is a slimy smarmy lying lawyer. Even with all the Super-PAC money, he is a LOSER. Trump leads in delegates, total votes, and message!

[kanawa]

If you read carefully what I wrote,
you'll realize that I am not asserting that he did not deny responsibility for the ad.
He did, in fact, deny responsibility for the ad.

What I'm not seeing is a denial of his support for the ad.
If, "He said it was inappropriate", I'm not seeing it in the excerpt.

“dis·a·vow
verb
deny any responsibility or support for.”

[Palio di Siena]

Thanks. :)

[Jim Noble]

Trump didn’t attack Cruz’s wife.

He made a threat. Only Heidi (and perhaps Ted) know if it’s a problem.

[ScottinVA]

He denied responsibility. People are going to create whatever meaning based on how their personal, pre-formed opinions and attitudes guide them. To the Trump backers, nothing short of Cruz committing hari-kiri on prime time national TV will suffice.

The fortunate thing is... it really is a non-issue.

[kanawa]

I saw his denial of responsibility but didn't see a rebuke of the ad itself.

I have now seen a video posted by XenaLee that shows him saying it was completely inappropriate.

So I am satisfied.

[Thibodeaux]

in spite of the denial, he did do it

he is responsible for his people

[ScottinVA]

“he is responsible for his people”

Correct. His people.. not Liz Mair’s people.

“in spite of the denial, he did do it”

Still pushing that lie, I see. Ah well... it must provide some form of comfort to you. No worries.. the right-minded among us know and appreciate the truth.

[XenaLee]

He said the ad was completely inappropriate. What part of that are you (deliberately?) missing?

:07

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc-quick-cuts/watch/cruz-no-involvement-in-melania-ad-650827331824

[XenaLee]

Ooops...sorry. I didn’t see this post of yours until after I posted again with the link. Nevermind.

[kanawa]

See post #513

Thank you

[XenaLee]

Wrong. He can’t control the actions of a separate PAC, which is where the ad came from. It did NOT come from the Cruz campaign workers.

[XenaLee]

Lol. Thanks.