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Cruz: Those who bolstered Trump 'will bear that responsibility going forward'
The Hill ^ | ay 12, 2016, 09:45 pm | By Jesse Byrnes

Posted on 05/12/2016 6:51:04 PM PDT by M. Thatcher

Ted Cruz said Thursday that those who contributed to the rise of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will have to "bear that responsibility going forward."

Cruz appeared Thursday evening on the Houston-based "Michael Berry Show" and was asked whether he thought he was treated fairly in the GOP primary, with the host mentioning Fox News.

"Well listen, there's time for recriminations and you know, everyone who was responsible for the rise of Donald Trump, they will bear that responsibility going forward," Cruz responded.

"But there were more than a few players that played a disproportionate role in that rise," he added. "I'm going to focus, instead of looking backwards, I'm going to focus on looking forwards."

Cruz returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for the first time since dropping out of the GOP race but declined to endorse Trump, who is working to shore up support from establishment Republicans.

"I think we left it all on the field," Cruz said Thursday. "My one regret is that we came up short."

Cruz said he'll address the Texas GOP convention Saturday afternoon.

"The biggest message I'm going to say is simply 'thank you,'" Cruz said.

He'll rally Republicans with a message that "although the results may not have been as we wanted, that together we started a movement and this movement will continue."

Cruz said he wasn't sure if he'd address the national GOP convention in Cleveland in July, but he indicated he planned to attend out of an obligation to the some 600 delegates he won during the primary.

"I don't know if I'll have a role at the convention or not, but I'll certainly be there cheering on the delegates," he said.


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2016election; cruz; election2016; gope; gopeted; hillaryvotersforted; lookinthemirror; newyork; republicans4hillary; rinoted; schizophrenia; shutupted; soreloser; tedcruz; texas; trump
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To: M. Thatcher

DT’s campaign has certainly shown us who the mental defectives in the GOP are....


261 posted on 05/13/2016 12:02:02 AM PDT by ganeemead
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To: M. Thatcher

The Ted is pointing at himself. Because in the early days of the primary, Ted was almost alone in staying quiet about Trump.

Or, if he did speak, talk about how Trump was putting focus on an important issue.


262 posted on 05/13/2016 12:24:59 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper ((Just say no to HRC))
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Wow that’s 8 today. Who apparently will see Hillary rather than DT in the WH. SMH


263 posted on 05/13/2016 12:56:45 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: nopardons

Seems many Cruzers are more anti-Trump than anti-Hillary.

Who would have believed it? And yet we watch it play out after every primary. Bizarre.


264 posted on 05/13/2016 12:58:55 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: lodi90

[Cruz is off the rails. Parroting Dem talking points to attack Fox News. Bizarre stuff. Bizarrely, after this latest outburst by Cruz deluded Cruzlims will still say Trump is a Democrat.]

GOP Establishment approved and ordered talk to trip up DT and hand the election to Hillary. Just like they tried to do with Jebby.

That’s why Teddy went with the “Chicago” thingy. Full leftist propaganda and he knows it. Another DNC talking point about nothing, flipping reality on its head.


265 posted on 05/13/2016 1:01:12 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: SaveFerris

Yes, but this one is THE worst I’ve ever seen and I’ve been here a very long time. The rabid Cruz supporters are in great need of help.


266 posted on 05/13/2016 1:02:42 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: SaveFerris
EIGHT ?

I only know of THREE. Whom did I miss?

267 posted on 05/13/2016 1:03:52 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons

Very strange. A lot of folks are scared of the changes where Trump tries to put some normalcy back from the ripoff crowd and the parasites feeding off the dying carcass of this nation.

Frankly, I am not surprised. If people can make a fast buck off something, with no regard to their neighbor, etc. All the values once held in the 50’s or so are being eradicated.

Of course, that is Obama’s mission and the idiots of this nation gave him 4 years and the 4 years more to wreak evil and perversion and destruction.

I would never have believed it possible. And yet, here we are.


268 posted on 05/13/2016 1:06:09 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: nopardons; JBW1949; jsanders2001; Grampa Dave; mkjessup; Windflier; musicman; ...

Actually 9, just recounted - I skipped over one:

http://freerepublic.com/~abovemypaygrade/
http://www.freerepublic.com/~marjiwoj/
http://freerepublic.com/~livius/ (sorta in-thread opus)
http://freerepublic.com/~ohiobuckeye1997/
http://freerepublic.com/~blackirish/
http://freerepublic.com/~mediamole/
http://freerepublic.com/~bcrago66/
http://freerepublic.com/~mccloudstrife/
http://freerepublic.com/~robbys/


269 posted on 05/13/2016 1:08:35 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: SaveFerris
True....I can't argue with anything you said.

I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK AND SO DOE TRUMP!

270 posted on 05/13/2016 1:08:47 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: SaveFerris
WOW !

I don't even recognize a few of the nics. Sheeeeeeesh!

Thanks for the list! :-)

271 posted on 05/13/2016 1:11:04 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons

And then this one opus’d out but JimRob didn’t zap them.

http://freerepublic.com/~6323cd/


272 posted on 05/13/2016 1:13:16 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: M. Thatcher

sore loser, get over it or you will be back home on the ranch


273 posted on 05/13/2016 3:49:04 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: M. Thatcher

I hope I’m wrong, but I have a feeling that Lyin’ Ted will sue the media over the disproportionate coverage that Trump got. I’m guessing that’s what he means when he said Fox and others “will bear that responsibility going forward.” He lives in an alternate universe.


274 posted on 05/13/2016 4:02:16 AM PDT by Say_No_2_Tyranny
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To: M. Thatcher
A bumper crop of sour grapes makes for a huge vat of sour whine......

Go Trump!!!!

275 posted on 05/13/2016 4:28:17 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: profit_guy

Trump!


276 posted on 05/13/2016 4:29:29 AM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do....)
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To: Say_No_2_Tyranny

Cruz cannot sue FOX because he turned down literally hundreds of invitations to appear. Greta alone says her staff contacted Cruz’ staff every single day to invite him on her show. Hannity demonstrated that he had given Cruz more time *despite* all the invitations Cruz rejected. Cruz does some irrational things, but not even he would sue with so many hosts on the record re the outsized number of invitations Cruz turned down.


277 posted on 05/13/2016 5:03:22 AM PDT by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)
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To: SaveFerris

“Rush is just trying to straddle the fence.”

That is what is bizarre; Trump is the nominee. He might just as well as to hold out for Jeb!.


278 posted on 05/13/2016 5:11:57 AM PDT by odawg
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

The other daughter can’t even stand to look at what he”s doing. Total repulsion. David Koresh was investigated for less.


279 posted on 05/13/2016 5:28:15 AM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: RobbyS
What has he ever done to suggest that he is anything more an opportunist and self-aggragandizer?

In a country ruled by corrupt politicians and environmental regulators he built buildings and then sold condo's at a profit and leases commercial space at rates that return a profit, and operates hotels with enough quality that customers are willing to pay to stay in them. In other words, the guy provides to a free market, on a daily basis, services that people are willing to pay for.

That says a lot.

280 posted on 05/13/2016 5:55:02 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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