Posted on 03/25/2016 11:47:40 AM PDT by kevcol
"I don't make a habit out of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my family, and Donald Trump is not going to be the Republican nominee," Cruz told reporters Friday afternoon, his clearest suggestion yet that he could not back the billionaire if he is the GOP's standard-bearer in the general election. .
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"I want to be crystal clear: These attacks are garbage," Cruz wrote on Facebook. "For Donald J. Trump to enlist his friends at the National Enquirer and his political henchmen to do his bis bidding shows you that there is no low Donald won't go."
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Exactly right.
He said the story was completely false and was garbage. That would be clear enough for most people.
Calling it garbage is not denial. It might sound like a denial, but it’s not. It is disparagement of an accusation, not a refutation of the accusation.
Cruz would do himself a favor to state directly, “I have not had extra-marital affairs.”
Yep... this sealed the deal. I'll NEVER vote for Trump. Not for any reason or any office.
This, “these smears are completely false” is a denial.
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