It will take me more time to look into this. It might have been a poison pill. Ted Cruz knows the rules of the senate very well. Most Americans do not, so Trump or anyone else can take advantage of this by saying Cruz proposed a whole variety of ugly looking legislation. May he did, but maybe he didn’t. At the very least it takes some actual research rather than just believing the latest political sound bites.
At first glance this appears to be an attempt to remarket the same discredited charges against Cruz concerning his attempts to defeat the Gang of 8 bill.
That is a strong possibility; put something so unpalatable in a bill that it won’t be passed. Doing your job to protect from bad legislation.
>> It might have been a poison pill.
Quite possible.
Reminds me of Democrats sullying Vet bills with pork, then later complaining the Republicans refuse to support the Vets.