Not a long way. When you say “What was he doing with Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before the shooting” — you are implying that there is some connection to the shooting. It is certainly how most people took the comments.
I mean, if Trump came right out and said it, there might be legal risk to him — this statement is the way you put out that same idea without risking a libel suit.
Anyway, I get that nobody really cared about this — after all Trump managed to eek out a win even with the many things he said about people. It’s just I believe a bit too much to see people who were willing to ignore attacks for the sake of victory to now be so righteously indignant about Cruz.
I don’t agree. If I said “What was he doing with Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before the shooting” I would mean nothing more than “What was he doing with Lee Harvey Oswald shortly before the shooting” - as in, “Damn... THAT’S weird!”
As it is, you hold Trump accountable for something he didn’t say because you say if he came out and said it he’d be risking a libel suit... well, he DIDN’T come out and say it, and you don’t have the ability to mind read (neither do I, so for all I know he really COULD believe it).
Regardless - Cruz did well yesterday and I was happy to see him stand up to the vile Democrats and say stuff the Republicans are too polite (or cowardly) to say.