Cruz Implies What We All Know: Trump Is Responsible For Violence At His Rallies
Ted Cruz appears to have developed a tiny spine when it comes to talking about the uptick in violence at Donald Trump's rallies. During an interview yesterday with “Meet the Press,” Cruz even went so far as to say:
"I don't think we should be using angry and hateful rhetoric. I don't think we should be cursing at people. And I'll tell you, listen, I've been troubled. I mentioned at the debate this week. I'm troubled by the rallies that Donald holds, where he asks all the people there to raise their hand and pledge their support to him."
Good to see Cruz calling Trump out on his hate speech, on his Nazi like pledge, etc.
Chuck Todd played a clip of President Obama specifically addressing the Trump Rallies in which the President says:
"And what's been happening in our politics lately is not an accident. For years, we've been told we should be angry about America and that the economy's a disaster. And that we're weak. And that compromise is weakness. And that you can ignore science and you could ignore facts and say whatever you want about the president. And feed suspicion about immigrants and Muslims and poor people and people who aren't like us."
Chuck Todd asks Cruz to respond to the idea that this isn't new, the hate speech that Trump is spewing. Cruz deflects, refusing to answer the actual question: