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Exclusive: Cops Fear for Ted Cruz's Safety As They Offer To Step Up Protection For Senator
Daily Mail UK ^ | 14:35 EST, 21 July 2016 | By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.s. Political Editor For Dailymail.com In Cleveland, Ohio

Posted on 07/21/2016 2:36:31 PM PDT by drewh

The U.S. Capitol Police have offered to provide additional security protection for Texas Senator Ted Cruz following angry confrontations on the floor of the GOP convention in Cleveland, a law enforcement source tells DailyMail.com. The offer of extra protection came hours after Cruz left the Quicken Loans Arena Wednesday night being subjected to taunts and boos after he refused to endorse Donald Trump and instead urged Americans to vote their 'conscience.' His wife, Heidi Cruz, had to be hustled out of the arena by a Cruz supporter fearful for her security. Cruz addressed Texas delegates Thursday morning and got furious blowback from Trump supporters and even some of his own backers, as they yelled out at him and demanded answers for why he wouldn't endorse Trump outright. When he appeared, Cruz was flanked by two security agents who stood guard and kept a close eye on delegates decked out in white cowboy hats and red, white, and blue outfits.

It wasn't immediately known whether Cruz had accepted the offer. The Capitol Police routinely provide extra security for some senators and representatives including some who receive specific threats. Cruz, however, already employs his own security protection detail. The force also contracts with local undercover police and civilian professionals to protect lawmakers deemed to be under threat. Cruz previously had protection provided by the U.S. Secret Service, but had to give it up when he was no longer a presidential candidate after he dropped out of the race following his loss in Indiana. One Republican lawmaker, asked by DailyMail.com about whether Cruz needed to get more security, responded, 'He's intentionally placed himself in this position and sometimes martyrs choose to do this and I think we ought to work together as a team.'

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: 2016rncconvention; canadiansadness; cruz; disappointed; goldmansachsboy; hereshoping; nutsontheloose; suicidewatch; usss
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To: dragnet2; All

I think he and Heidi should be put in the back of a police cruiser that has a steel barrier between the back seat and the driver, and door locks removed. Destination: federal prison.


21 posted on 07/21/2016 2:44:26 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: drewh

Suicide watch? No ... wait ... he’s already done that.


22 posted on 07/21/2016 2:44:26 PM PDT by snarkpup (Socialism causes the worst people to become in charge - if they aren't already.)
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To: scooby321

Unbelievable, I only heard some of the show today, but what I heard was unbelievable.


23 posted on 07/21/2016 2:44:48 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: scooby321

Nelson Rockefeller tore into Goldawater at the 1964 convention and he never became president either...


24 posted on 07/21/2016 2:45:12 PM PDT by drewh
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To: drewh

Seriously?


25 posted on 07/21/2016 2:45:26 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (An Oath Is Forever)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Trump and the GOP should ignore him from now on. He is of no use in this election.


26 posted on 07/21/2016 2:46:41 PM PDT by Cecily
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To: drewh

In our hearts we knew Barry was right.


27 posted on 07/21/2016 2:46:55 PM PDT by magua
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To: Cobra64

Why would anyone think that?


28 posted on 07/21/2016 2:47:23 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Cobra64
I highly recommended this for Mr. Cruz.
29 posted on 07/21/2016 2:47:36 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: drewh

BS. Violence is always from the left.


30 posted on 07/21/2016 2:47:52 PM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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To: drewh

Give me a break. This is over the top. I never heard of losers receiving increased security.


31 posted on 07/21/2016 2:48:01 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (WILL)
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To: A Navy Vet

Hey, if you were an anointed king, you’d want a beefed up security detail, too.


32 posted on 07/21/2016 2:48:23 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: drewh

Good grief! Nobody was going to hurt the little pansy. His handlers just want people to think Trump supporters are violent.


33 posted on 07/21/2016 2:49:26 PM PDT by Tennessee Conservative
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To: drewh

This gem came from the Daily Mail UK?

Riiiiiiiiight.

I’ll call BS on it.

I don’t think even Cruz could come up with a Drama Queen move like this. (And I’m one of the folks who not only supported him but actually donated to his campaign....)

...now, how do I get my money back?


34 posted on 07/21/2016 2:49:35 PM PDT by Unrepentant VN Vet (...against all enemies, foreign or domestic...)
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To: drewh

Where were the police when Cruz’s father
helped murder JFK ... and then flee to Canada
to work for the Bushes?


35 posted on 07/21/2016 2:49:35 PM PDT by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: drewh; Psalm 144; Windflier

[Cops fear for Cruz’s safety]

Glenn Beck in town with a bag of Cheetos again?


36 posted on 07/21/2016 2:49:40 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: snarkpup

Krauthammer: Cruz’s Speech ‘Was the Longest Suicide Note in US Political History’

http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/07/21/krauthammer-cruzs-rnc-speech-longest-suicide-note-political-history


37 posted on 07/21/2016 2:49:47 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: dware

And the BLM pukes...


38 posted on 07/21/2016 2:50:05 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: drewh

This is probably attention-getting behavior from Cruz-and he wasn’t too concerned about his safety to start using that tantrum he threw in public to start raising funds today for himself-probably for his re-election campaign in 2018...


39 posted on 07/21/2016 2:50:10 PM PDT by Texan5 ("You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line"...)
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To: drewh

Even more proof of his not so much anymore covert establishment status.

“Ted” (not his real name) Cruz - the sealed records man who never was.


40 posted on 07/21/2016 2:50:48 PM PDT by Psalm 144 (Don't feel lonely, Heidi. Oily Felito broke his oath to 14,000,000 other people too...)
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