Ted Cruz Says Donald Trump Is to Blame for Violence at His Rallies
Source: New York Times
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas said on Friday that Donald J. Trump bore responsibility for creating an environment that encourages violence at his events.
Speaking to reporters at a local Republican dinner outside Chicago, where Mr. Trump had just canceled a rally amid fierce confrontations between his supporters and protesters, Mr. Cruz began by saying that the protesters who took violence into their own hands were responsible for the episode.
But in any campaign, responsibility starts at the top, Mr. Cruz continued. And when you have a campaign that disrespects the voters, when you have a campaign that affirmatively encourages violence, when you have a campaign that is facing allegations of physical violence against members of the press, you create an environment that only encourages this sort of nasty discourse.
Mr. Cruz invoked the protests and violent police run-ins at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and predicted that future skirmishes were likely. When the candidate urges supporters to engage in physical violence, to punch people in the face, the predictable consequence of that is that it escalates, Mr. Cruz said. And today is unlikely to be the last such instance.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/03/11/ted-cruz-says-donald-trump-is-to-blame-for-violence-at-his-rallies/
houston16revival
(953 posts)who pledged to support the GOP nominee no matter who it is?
The 4 who remain running are on record on this
Those who dropped out ... no
Jeb! no
Fiorina no
looks like a gotcha moment and issue to me
AgerolanAmerican
(1,000 posts)reminds me of the South Park version of the game "Roshambo"
Pantagruelsmember
(106 posts)That rumor was hot last night.
Deadshot
(384 posts)susanr516
(1,425 posts)even a stopped watch is correct twice each day.
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)BlueStater
(7,596 posts)Ted Cruz just said something correct.
totodeinhere
(13,058 posts)our political process. The prospect of Cruz and Trump ending up as the two finalists for the Republican nomination is absolutely appalling. But given where the Republican Party has gone lately it is not surprising.
PeoViejo
(2,178 posts)meow2u3
(24,764 posts)when he rightfully put the blame for violence at Trump where it belongs--squarely on the shoulders of Trumpolini.
elleng
(130,901 posts)but then: 'Mr. Cruz invoked the protests and violent police run-ins at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.'
Elmer S. E. Dump
(5,751 posts)I almost thought there was no real purpose to his comments, then I read further:
I guess I missed that. Does anyone else remember Obama's treachery?