For many Republicans, the combined ticket of billionaire Donald Trump and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was a match made in heaven.
And throughout the summer, the two Republican presidential candidates shared what Trump called a “bromance.”
As polls tightened, however, their relationship quickly unraveled. This weekend, the war of words between the two Iowa front-runners escalated, with Trump calling Cruz a “great hypocrite” and Cruz hitting Trump for his past support of abortion.
Cruz supporters turned on Trump during a tea party gathering in South Carolina on Saturday, loudly booing the billionaire for an attack on Cruz.
“You give a campaign contribution to Ted Cruz, you get whatever the hell you want,” Trump told the gathering, in reference to Cruz’s failure to disclose certain bank loans during his 2012 Senate bid.
By the time Trump added that he thinks Cruz is “a nice guy,” loud boos had commenced among the hundreds of attendees divided almost exclusively between the two leading GOP contenders.
In front of the same audience a few hours earlier, Cruz instead urged voters to examine candidates’ records on a range of issues dear to conservatives, among them repealing the Affordable Care Act, fighting abortion and same-sex marriage, and opposing bank bailouts like the one Congress adopted in 2008.
“Don’t listen to the words on the campaign trail,” Cruz said. “Look to action.”
It was a more subtle reminder of Trump’s shifts on a number of issues: He previously backed abortion rights and same-sex marriage.
Meanwhile, Trump’s official Twitter feed blasted Cruz throughout Saturday, as he sought to capitalize on a pair of New York Times reports detailing Cruz’s failure to explain fully two loans from Citibank and Goldman Sachs that he now says he used to help finance his 2012 Senate campaign.
Cruz calls it a “paperwork error” that he included the loans only on Senate personal financial disclosures, but not on the Federal Election Commission filings that typically get more attention before voters cast ballots. The Senate forms do not state explicitly that the money was used on his campaign.
In New Hampshire earlier Saturday, Trump called Cruz a “great hypocrite” for campaigning as an anti-establishment critic of big banks.
On Twitter, Trump said the banks “own him (Cruz).” He added, “No wonder the banks do so well in the U.S. Senate.”
Once he raised the issue at the tea party event, Trump didn’t back down amid booing. “Show us proof,” yelled one Cruz supporter. Trump retorted: “Say whatever you want. He didn’t report his bank loans.”
For Trump, the offensive continued his pattern of aggressiveness toward whichever of his rivals he says have attacked him first, from Jeb Bush and Rand Paul to former candidates like Rick Perry and Lindsey Graham.
In this case, there’s risk for both candidates. Cruz aides believe the bank loans story will not hurt him. He has admitted what he says is an inadvertent error and will amend all the necessary forms, they argue. Meanwhile, GOP primary voters have long accepted that Cruz has credibly positioned himself as an anti-establishment crusader — while few, if any of his rivals will want to raise a debate of who is more beholden to Wall Street.
Yet Trump could prove the exception. He’s an unapologetic and proud New Yorker. And now he is tying the bank loan storyline to Cruz’s recent critique that Trump represents “New York values,” an all-encompassing insult understood by residents in more rural, conservative states like Iowa and South Carolina.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
Cruz is not the man. The Washington Elite dislike him so much. He is disliked by the Congress and the Senate. Hey folks here we go again!!!!! Nothing will get done………………………………..Our only hope is Donald Trump and he can bring us together again. Tea Party watch out what you ask for. Want more grid lock, you will get it with Cruz!!!!!!!!!!
you obviously haven’t listened to trumps interview with Tim russert
Trump talked Tim Russett 17 years ago where were you then?
I had the same views 17 years ago Kathy. My core values cannot be swayed. anything I believe politically is because of what I know biblically. I don’t say whatever people want to hear depending on who I talk to like trump does. The only reason you are fooled by trump is because like most of the nation, you are spiritually blind.
Sorry but I cannot vote for killery light. I am just amazed at all the so called conservatives and their idolization of Donald trump. Am I missing something? So while trump was donating to and helping the likes of killery oblama and deblasio to name just a couple get elected and destroy this country Ted Cruz was standing up to both parties trying to stop obamacare, illegal immigration, protecting the 2nd amendment and more. He has been ignored, belittled, ridiculed and more all for standing up for AMERICANS and the CONSTITUTION. And now you want me to vote for and support a man who has been a liberal his whole life because he all of a sudden claims he is a republican? Big deal. I am not a republican. I am an AMERICAN, a Conservative American at that. I will vote for the one and only candidate that actually stands for AMERICANS AND THE CONSTITUTION TED CRUZ. PEOPLE BETTER WAKE THE HELL UP. I DON’T KNOW WHAT GAME TRUMP IS PLAYING BUT MANY OF YOU ARE EATING IT UP HOOK LINE AND SINKER AND I FEAR YOU ARE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMPLETE DOWNFALL OF AMERICA.
Ted Cruz wife is in Big Banking people. Wake up and remember the Big Bank bail outs of the Mortgage loan down fall. The banks got bailed out and the American families lost their homes. Ted Cruz is backed by the Big Banks. Vote for Ted Cruz at your own peril.
He is either a liberal mole, or a liberal mole. Just how is he going to get Mexico to build our bridge that should have been built years ago? By EXTORTING Mexico? President Neito would really love that idea. Let’s Say Cruz won and offered Trump the Vice Presidency…he would refuse because if he couldn’t be top dog, he wouldn’t be anything. That is how much he “LOVES THIS COUNTRY>” Willing to PAY who just may be the biggest serial killer among first ladies in history. OK, so mayhaps she didn’t pull the trigger herself, but they have dead bodies as breadcrumbs in their wake–The Clinton’s. Trump, as I know his records of donations because as the 1st member of the 21st district of Bexar County directly under US representative Lamar Smith, who also has an continued A+ from NumbersUSA, has to report his monetary donations,and he has grassroots conservatives holding their own campaigns for him all over this country. That is pretty brilliant. From small donations all over the country, and sorry, I did not see in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) any donations from any major banking institutions and since it would be illegal for Goldman Sachs to donate to Cruz, I have checked, no, none. It is his genius grassroots people all over this country banding together, calling themselves either Club of Growth, CruzinForCruz2016 and thousands of more people holding their own political grassroots donations that have overtaken everyone else except Trump. He also is hilarious. You have to have some humor if you work in DC and I have seen him first hand. I have met him over 15 times and he has never wavered, never given up on this country–as I must admit I have–being from the Republic of Texas, we just want our standing back as the Nation of Texas as we did in 1836, for you see, like the Americans, we too have a DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE and in it is says: Article 1, Section 2:”All political power is at all times in the hands of the people, who have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in any manner as they may think expedient.” Once you begin call for something back, you have already lost it. We, on the other hand, do have a balanced budget, fully 3/4 of the nation gets is natural gas and oil from pipelines courtesy of our Republic, and we have complete open carry, and while it isn’t the wild,wild West, it we feel safer for it. As men walk down the street, or into state buildings, I see them admiring others hardware. My brother has had drug/mental problems in the past and although none for drug of violent crimes, he can’t even fix a cheap shotgun’s firing pin! So our gun laws work. Just ask yourself how many times and who else has stood alone against the established RINOS? Who has called the traitor McConnell a liar on the House Floor for telling him 4 times and in front of 45 other republicans that there was no secret agreement. His staff told him he was lying, and only when he went up to vote did he find that yes, MCCONNELL HAD LIED. Right that instant, he changed his vote. That is our Firebrand from Texas. And if you are as mad as I am, and want to see some traitors go to jail. Trump would never have them arrested, although a Cruz Presidency may make this the year that the traitors go to jail, every one of them, for Ted was in law enforcement at the Chief Justice’s level for years. After he got his cabinet in tact…Obama…watch out…there is NO STATUS OF LIMITATIONS ON TREASON AND CRUZ HAS A WRITTEN OUT MEMO OF 45 TIMES OBAMA HAS BETRAYED US TO THE ENEMY! The enemy is in the Mosque House, and when he moves out, this is clearly not sourced but I did hear that Obama bought a mansion in country where there is no extradition to the US, probably in Dubai. P. Kathy Kleiman The Editing Chair: An Established Research Company
San Antonio, The Republic of Texas
http://www.theeditingchair.com
Dang I didn’t even read all that crap you wrote. It was like make my head spin just looking at it. ha ha Donald J Trump all the way to the White House.
To be an editor, I would hope you show more sense on how to write coherent thought into paragraph form with appropriate punctuation. You shame the rest of us Texans!
Trump is the only one I will vote for. I will not hold my nose to vote for Cruz who is not a natural born citizen and a puppet of Goldman Sachs. Cruz like Obama are all talk until they get in power and then the big banks take over.
Trump will prosecute the real terrorists behind 9/11 and other false flags against America. Trump will stop the endless wars for the cabal. Trump will appoint a real attorney general who will prosecute the criminals in our government. Only Trump has the courage to go up against the corrupt system and a real DOJ will be able to do it. The RNC is shaking in their boots because they are all criminals too. It is time to clean the corruption out of DC
If the ineligible Cuban/Canadian citizen Rafael Cruz is elected, it will be the same old corrupt government we see today. Cruz will be another prostitute of the Rothschild Mafia and America will be finished. Cruz is a native born citizen, not a natural born citizen. Cruz will be declared ineligible and Hitlery will win by default because the corrupt DOJ refuses to prosecute her.
All I can say is that’s an absolutely lie. Did you form your opinion because Heidi Cruz worked for Goldman Sachs? So what? So she worked for Goldman Sachs? The Cruz’s borrowed money from them and put everything they had up as collateral. If they got preferential treatment they wouldn’t have had to put anything up against the loan(s). Heidi worked out of their Houston Office. I don’t think she made the decisions as to who was going to get Goldman Sachs donations. Which leads to my next comment. Goldman donates to the Clintons. They gave a lot to Obama but they have given $2.6 million since H Clinton ran for senator. Goldman has always been big democratic contributors. That’s just a gimmy….Obama has 34 past employees from Goldman Sachs that are in his administration.
I love the talk of Cruz except for his Israel first above everything rhetoric. This must be done to qualify for corporate campaign funding. However Cruz goes overboard stating he will not support anybody who doesn’t blindly support the terrorist state of Israel. Every member of congress is aware Israel staged the 9/11 attacks, USS Liberty, Lavon Affair and many more including the murders of JFK and RFK.
So Cruz spends millions of his own money for a job that pays $200,000? Cruz knew it was an investment that would be paid back many times over just during his first year as senator.
Cruz talked Tea Party only to get into office and become another Goldman Sachs puppet. Cruz knew he was slick talking enough to pull it off and had his sights on president after witnessing the ineligible illegal alien Obama installed as president. Obama is just another Goldman Sachs puppet, as was George Bush before him. Obviously you are not to bright, allowing yourself to be fooled over and over again, yet are too blind to see it.
Cruz is not natural born, he is a triple citizen, at best he is a native born US citizen. Nobody born a dual citizen, yet a triple citizen, can become a natural born citizen by making new rules. A natural born citizen is born to two citizen parents, once again both parents must be citizens at the time of birth. Cruz is not eligible and neither is anchor baby Rubio who ran for president because he couldn’t be re-elected here in Florida, where he is hated by anybody who is knowledgeable of his senate voting record. These criminal clowns rely on voter ignorance and mainstream media propaganda for re-election.
95% of the house and 98% of senators sign “The Pledge” to obey the orders of “The Lobby” of the Rothschild Shadow Government headquartered in The Federal Reserve Bank.
Trump will destroy the Federal Reserve and the Rothschild shadow government. All other candidates will simply be puppets as they have been since they murdered JFK.
It is time to wake up.. do it now!
I agree!!!! Cruz a good and honest person… I am really getting ticked off at Trump for his dirty digs on Cruz……
Yes he real honest I wonder how often he wears those plaid shirts he been sporting in Iowa. ha ha
Agreed! When you have know Cruz as long as I have, it is almost like a personal insult when someone puts something out that they haven’t sourced, just heard it on a stupid forum somewhere. He is honest to the bone. That is the problem and the strength in the guy. But, I do get it that some people just do not like the looks of some people, then do what any INFORMED CITIZEN would do, check out his voting record, it is there for all to see. Just go to NumbersUSA, and see where he stands on everything that is important I believe to all of us. If Obama has his way, this will become a Muslim country. So, we have to wipe them from the face of the earth. So, I don’t care if it is carpet bombing, nuclear bombing or cratering Syria and Iraq both. Just get them the screw out of our Continent and let them go back to fighting each other. Oh, yeah, all of you are such geniuses, just pray tell what is the difference between a Sunni–which is what Obama is, and a Shiite? Didn’t think so. So you think you are an informed citizen? How many senators do we have in the US? How many Representatives are there? What does the Senate do and what does the House do and what is the difference? If you do not know, then do us all a big favor…STAY AWAY FROM THE POLLS. For as Jefferson said, an uninformed citizenry leads to despotism, which is almost what we have now. But, the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite is one branch believes one Cleric is the true one after Mohammad died and the Shiites believe another cleric is the real one. Kinda like the time when we had two Popes, one in Avengnon in France and when we had the other in Rome. But these guys have been fighting for centuries. THAT IS THE DIFFERENCE. Now please go to Google and answer basic questions that every alien has to know…all 149 of them before they can become an American citizen. If you do not know who wrote the Constitution and who is the Father of the Constitution, or the difference between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists…hint..go back to sleep.
Interesting comment Michelle. We have to wait and see for the facts to come in.
Trump worked with Gop And Dems for business . He is the only one person that talked about immigration 1st not Ted Cruz that is a known fact. Look it up
People’s complain about Ted Cruz is that other politicians don’t like him.
As I see it, it’s always a good sign when politicians don’t like you. It means you’re NOT one of ’em.
The down fall of America is Obama. Remember what he’s said ? ” change has come to America “. His father was a socialist, his grandfather was a socialist. He studied it. By his own words they had a great influence on him. Look what he has allowed to go on in this country. Like I said he is probably the last president we will see. ???¿
Actually his grandparents on his mother’s side were communists.
You are lying and your claiming his stance on illegal aliens is baloney!! He is a big money bought politician raised in politics by bush!! He is for amnesty and the GOP establishment!!
Ted Cruz had never created a job in his live, he doesnt knows the constitution, he knows how to argue but check his record, he had never created anything, he never managed anything, is only first term senator, look what happened with Obama very similar background experience and who’s pulling the strings? Corporations
My vote goes for Trump
You may want to research Cruz”s background. He was the Solicitor General of Texas. You don’t get there without being a Constitution authority.
I agree with the comments in favor of Ted Cruz. He has run the best campaign until Trump decided to pull out his fangs and start attacking Ted Cruz with every little thing he could find to fuss at him. Trump is not the one we want or need as our next president, he would call the other countries leaders names if he didn’t like what they may say or do. He will sit on the border of Mexico and cry like a baby if they refuse to pay for the wall. The only thing that Trump would be great at would be making deals and working on the finance issues of America. Other than that, he has no clue of how to make America Great Again. Ted Cruz has studied the Constitution extensively and he can quote from the Constitution in regard to issues that come up. Ted Cruz will deal with everything and everybody with dignity, honesty and wisdom of what America needs in order to correct all the mess that Obama has done to our wonderful country. I pray daily for Ted Cruz to be our next president, a man that I and we can always be proud of and respect. Nobody will think of what he does in his administration like we all think of Obummer. Ted Cruz has a huge mess to clean up after Odummer leaves office, but I truly believe he’s the only one that can and will get it done right and ASAP. God Bless America and Ted Cruz.
Right on, Jeanine!
Have you been praying with Ted Cruz’ Sunday school teacher on Tuesday mornings that God blesses our country exceeding abundantly above all we can ask or think? If not yet, please sign up for the conference call at https://www.tedcruz.org/pray/
We can try to fix everything ourselves or we can work with God and let Him do the heavy lifting. After all, He is the only one who can change hearts. He is the only one who can give each of us Ephesians 3:20 days and years!
What did you say – Ted Cruz was standing up to both parties trying to stop illegal immigration. What a joke! Ted Cruz is an illegal immigrant himself. He tricked Texans by telling them he was from Delaware. Actually he is born in Canada to a Cuban father. There are now two lawyers suing Cruz for lying on his Senate application. I am not surprised Trump calls Texan Republicans as “stupid” for not vetting Cruz.
I can see you’re no Einstein. No one is suing him. You don’t have to be a natural born citizen to run for congress. You’ve made yourself look pretty stupid.
It is possible that Rafael Cruz may not even be a citizen like Obama. His mother was a registered voter in Canada where he was born and she had lived there over 5 years. She may have given up her US citizenship to become a Canadian. This needs to be researched more. Mr Cruz may be a dual Canada/Cuba citizen and an illegal alien like Obama who is a citizen of Indonesia which is why all his records are sealed and his documents are forged. Will Cruz seal his documents and forge a US birth certificate like Obama did. Where is his Selective Service registration? Most likely that is missing like Obama’s was and he will need to forge one real quick.
Rafael Cruz is not eligible to be president and likely not eligible to be a senator either. There is a good chance Cruz himself is an illegal alien like Obama…. has anybody seen his documents so we can check them out closely? Hell no, Cruz is hiding his past because he knows he isn’t eligible….
Vote for Ben Carson, By the way Many people booed Trump who are for Ben C, Carly F and Marco Rubio. Most of us are sick of Trumps inaproapriate behavior. He is a liar, slanderer, women hater, racial bigot, slave owner, anti-Semitic, disrespectful, and a spoiled rotten – temper tantrum throwing, economic bigot. Many are tired of hearing about his wealth and his egosentrisum being brown nosed. He brain washes people. Tired of poor Trumpy poo.
You are an absolute moron.
I so much agree Lucille! I have had enough of politicians going back and forth and not accomplishing anything for US! I know perhaps Trump should be a little less arrogant however, he tells it like it is! I think his genuine interest is making America Great Again! He will pull us together and we know he knows how to get us out of this financial burden we are facing! He will stand up to these horrible terrorists that our President does not do! Another several Americans kidnapped by someone in Iraq over the weekend? Guess we have not paid out enough ransom payment to the terrorists yet??? What is wrong with our President and Sec. of State??? If things don’t happen soon, we are doomed for sure and all the credit goes to Obama, his veto’s and agenda!
Just to give you all a heads up. Obama may be the last president we will see. He is not for America. He’s one of them. Remember, I told you so.
obummer has told the world to kidnap our people and we will pay to get them out!! We will give you billions and the bomb????!!
Ever wonder why the Washington Elite dislikes Cruz so much? It’s because he doesn’t play their game and actually stands on principle. Something the Donald doesn’t appear to have much of, by supporting democrats in the past shows he is just like the rest of the Washington Elite, looking out for Trump at the American peoples cost!
They do not like him because he is a poser and flip flopping on issues when he votes. If you people think a Senator is not an establishment politician you all need to think again. Ted Cruz would have NEVER made it to the Senate if he did not have the backing of the big banks and guess what happens when they pay the bill the big banks expect big favors.
I know Goldman Sachs didn’t donate to Ted Cruz and am unable to find where any other big bank has donated to him. Send a link where you saw this please. Goldman are big democrat donators. They’ve given a couple million to the Clinton’s since she ran for Senator.
Carol, if no one can make it to the Senate without the backing of big banks, then how do you expect anyone to make it to President without the backing of big banks? By your logic, we’re in BIG trouble and there’s no hope of recovery.
For the rest of you, we can gripe and moan or we can fight. We can fight the wrong way or the right way. (See “War Room.”)
Please join Ted Cruz’ Sunday school teacher on Tuesday mornings to pray that God blesses our country exceeding abundantly above all we can ask or think. Sign up for the conference call at https://www.tedcruz.org/pray/
We can try to fix everything ourselves or we can work with God and let Him do the heavy lifting. After all, He is the only one who can change hearts. He is the only one who can give each of us Ephesians 3:20 days and years!
He’s GOP establishment under the table!! He was raised by bush and is for amnesty!! He has flip flopped on a few big issues after watching the people’s reaction to Trump!! He will be business as usual!!
Just a question for you. Why would Trump change his party affiliation 5 times in 15 years?
You are SO WRONG. As The Editing Chair: An Established Research Company serving San Antonio and South Texas for over 30 yrs. my credibility is beyond reproach. I began watching Cruz as a working member of NumbersUSA, we look at what the politician says, and then we see if he does what he said he was going to do. And Cruz has maintained an A+to an A throughout being Texas’ Attorney General to his term as our Senator. He has helped us more than any other Attorney General of Texas ever has. He has our backs, and we know that. We trust him and without a doubt, his book, “A Time for Truth” says it all. It tells of the shady backroom deals with the lobbyists who have traded your interests in for theirs always being careful not to be there when the real votes are taken, so they can claim they were against or for it when they didn’t vote because that was the only way to keep the people from knowing his/her position. We have to cope with John Cornyn, who has maintained a consistent D- to now an F-! The Establishment hate him for telling the American people how the system really works, and it ain’t working for you. Heidi met Cruz while she was working for Goldman Sachs and if your wife had the potential and the ability to work for such a banking institution, you would be lying if you didn’t like her working there. The trouble with the man is he is just honest to the bone. Where O where were all the nominees when he went after the Washington Cartel over defunding of PPH? Where was Rubio? Not there to vote, of course. Has Ted Cruz EVER given a DIME to PPH? Every person on that debate panel has. Cruz…never. I have been vetting his long before his ascent to DC to be our Senator. Long before. And he won the debating team and began clerking for the Conservative Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Both he and Justice Roberts were pall bearers at his funeral. You can’t get any more conservative than Cruz. You cannot either find one vote were he has flipped on. Trump, on the other hand, I found a video of him on a late night TV show with Jay Leno saying that “The Republicans are so stupid, I could run as one and win!” And that is exactly what he is doing. You can’t get me to believe that his NEW YORK values haven’t infected him…you just do not “change your mind” on such a deep moral issue as abortion. And lastly, you can’t con a con and Trump is a con. He even admitted calling and lobbying Senators for favors if he wanted something done and K-Street, a little street down the ways from the Capitol building that houses all of the lobbyists. Fiorina has done the same. Trump is a loose canon, I do not trust him, and as the Governor of New York said himself, we do not want Conservatives down here. So, Cruz was exactly right when he said not many conservatives come from New York. with its state tax, crumbling infrastructures, and strangling bureaucratic red tape regulations. Besides, the large rats have taken over the place…it seems they know exactly where the human rats live. P. Kathy Kleiman San Antonio, The Republic of Texas http://www.theeditingchair.com
A person who does research. Well there is a nice little video on Youtube called something like “Which one is Ted”. and it is highlighting all Ted Cruz flip flop moments. Any ways very interesting video of some very questionable flip flopping. The video is about 5 minutes long because it has several recent bad moments for Ted Cruz.
Oh please. Never believe what you see on YouTube unless it’s a Dancing With The Stars video. Anyone can put one up. You don’t have to give any credentials. It’s the biggest propaganda website in the world.
Yes !!
Lies!! He’s for amnesty! He flip flopped after he saw Trump’s response from the American people!!’
If you’re talking about Cruz? You can follow him back to 2011 where he was against amnesty and the DreamAct. Hes not changed his stance since then.
“my credibility is beyond reproach”
Cruz is my guy, but he was never Texas Attorney General. He was Texas Solicitor General who argued 9 cases before the US Supreme court, winning five.
Lucille:
Your comment tells all. An honest person would want an honest man, and unscrupulous one would want The Donnie.
(Are you maybe writing from jail? It would seem so.
Trump is like Rubio and Hillary, what ever lie fits the need. Only one person can truly be trusted and relied on, and it is not Hillary, Rubio. nor Trump. Only Ted Cruz can make America be respected again.
America right again.
Wrong!! Are you an illegal alien?
Hahahaha. You need to get the definition of unscrupulous.
Cruz is unpopular with the establishment because he has been willing to stand up to them. That is they type of person we need. Trump blows with the wind. Here is a little about him:
In 1999 Trump was pro choice. In his 2000 book Trump said that he favored an assault weapon ban and a longer waiting period to purchase firearms. In 1999 he said that he believed in universal healthcare. He donated to Hillary as late as 2007. He has changed political affiliations several times. He was a Democrat as late as 2009.
Trump has no political experience at all, and you tell me who Trump can get along with? The answer is NO ONE. Cruz knows how to get things done without being a big bully or insulting someone. We don’t need a rich billionaire as President wanting to become even richer at the voters expense. Bottom line is Trump would be a disaster if elected, and as Obama nothing would get done for the next 4+ years. This country can not afford to wait or our economy, our dollar, and this nation will go down the tube. Trump is a terrible choice. The rich media gave the rich billionaire all he wanted in free publicity, and once again they are brainwashing the American voter. Wake up America, and not after the man is in office and regret your vote.
So Ted Cruz has been in the Senate how long and he along with all the other nice little Senators got us this last big fat Obama crap bill. Please he just a crappy politician who has a losing record in the senate. Watched him on TV last night and he fumbled around so much he could not even explain why carpet bombing was going to work when the terrorist are in the civilian population. wth
I’m for Ben Carson, WE the people voting for not – Trump need to ally and boo at all the times Trump gets things wrong and show it does matter to have a respectful president who can act like an adult developmentally.
R P SHOLLENBERGER
I READ ALL THEY SAY
AND Y IN THE HELL IS SHIT NIGER A PRESIDENT OF OUR GREAT COUNTRY
AND CRUZ I READ IS NOT BOARN IN THIS COUNTRY AND TRUMP THE ONLY 1
OK TO BE PRESIDENT HERE
LET ALL THE OTHERS GO TO HELL I GUESS
ROBERT
Cruz would make a great Attorney General, but Trump for President.
LISTENING TO THE GOP THEY DON’T LIKE TRUMP EITHER, SO WHERE DO WE STAND ON THAT ISSUE. IT IS A MATTER OF CHOICE BETWEEN THE TWO, IS TRUMP REAL OR IS HE A PLANT BY THE DEMOCRATS, HE HAS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO THE CLINTON’S OVER THE YEARS, NO MATTER WHAT HE SAYS HIS REASON WAS, THE FACTS REMAIN THE SAME. HE NEVER GIVES ANY DETAILS IN WHAT HE WILL DO TO IMPROVE OUR COUNTRY, OR HOW HE WILL DEAL WITH FOREIGN POLICY. HE ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE OBAMA SAYING “TIME FOR CHANGE” AND WE REALLY GOT A CHANGE, BUT IT WAS’NT ONE IN OUR FAVOR. SO I GUESS WE WILL FIND OUT IN NOVEMBER WHO WILL BE SETTING IN THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE NEXT 4 YRS. MAY GOD BE MRECIFUL TO AMERICA.
So, Cruz is a great hypocrite? Well, being a billionaire hasn’t diminished the fact that Trump is an arrogant, big mouthed bastard who has to choose which face to wear on a given day.
Actually Ted Cruz is a hypocrite. He is a political hypocrite excepting big time money from big time banks from New York and then running his mouth about their values. I hate Big time banks as much as big time politicians. Big time banks is what cost thousands of Americans their homes with the big crash and then what happen the big time banks got bail out and the American people still lost their homes. These Super Pacs are in it for what they can get out of it. Ted Cruz is bought and paid for Politician.
Carol is a loudmouth fool, thinking we do not know she is one of Hillary’s ‘fans’ paid to badmouth the best man out there,
Poor Carol, cannot think on her own.
Actually I am big Donald J. Trump supporter. ha ha I do not support someone who changes mode of clothing to impress the people he is addressing. Ted Cruz again is a poser. He takes that nice little banker suit off and puts on the plaid shirt for Iowa . Poser Cruz.
Are you an illegal alien? That’s why you are for Cruz because he is for amnesty!!’
AMEN!
Weary conservative:
Could not have said it better myself.
Amen.
Trump has too many faces to count. How does he keep track of them?
I do not like Ted Cruz. He is like that mean girl in the crowd that all nice to your face and then turn your back he hits you when you not looking. When he had that closed meeting and talked about Donald Trump that was first big clue. Now Ted Cruz got an ad he his sporting with Donald Trump talking nice about him, but he is using it against Donald Trump. Just like all other professional politicians taking months of speeches and cut and paste stuff then put it in 2 minute ad is just wrong. Sure Donald Trump has said Ted Cruz is nice in the past he said it about all the candidates. wth then Ted Cruz gets nasty about New York values. wth is right about Ted Cruz values using Donald Trumps trying to be nice against him. Ted Cruz is just another crappy politician using what ever a Super Pac tells him will get peoples votes.
and Trump isn’t?????
One thing Trump is not is a closed door back stabbing hypocrite. That is Ted Cruz job title and not Donald Trumps. Also concerning payoffs Ted Cruz is bought and paid for crappy professional politician.
Trump does not demand nor need any financial backing to run for office from anyone. He is self supporting. Not beholding to any one or any group.
You think Trump made a Billion dollars being a nice guy. Wake up before it is to late.
Quit being brain washed. Look at Trumps behavior. Start thinking with a brain!
Correct! No one can buy him!! Like his ways or not, he is the only one for America and American people!! Help make America great again, vote TRUMP for president!!!
Realy???? He is the one lying and complaining about everyone else? He is the one attacking other candidates with lies and false issues? Interesting.
Trump has a personal rule that he never attacks a political opponent until they land the first punch. Cruz invited Trump’s questions about his candidacy by attacking Trump. Cruz has no one to blame but himself. He would never be able to win in the general election–especially without help. Nearly everyone in Republican Washington hates Cruz–they won’t do any heavy lifting for him, you can be sure.
Wrong he attacked Ben Carson first. He attacked Carly F first.
You are so right about Cruz. Donald Trump has been generous about Cruz in the past because Trump is a generous man. Many people that Trump has helped in the past have come forward to defend him as a decent and kind man. Trump is right about Cruz–he is a nasty, hypocritical, opportunist and the G.O.P. will rue the day if they nominate him.
I trust Cruz, Trump is arrogant and could be a dictatorial leader, as that is what he is used to being. We don’t need another one, as we have had that for almost 8 years. Trump sayss what he knows the public wants to hear, but he will do whatever he wants, should he be president, not what the people want. DON’T BE DECEIVED by words. Cruz is honest, and one of us…not rich, but has worked up in life by hard work…think about it before you cast your vote!
Cruz is not one of us and he is actually a product of the Bush establishment. Then that is another story that I hope Donald J. Trump brings up.
That is a simplistic analysis, Carolyn. Cruz is definitely NOT one of the people which he showed by his oafish, condescending remark about “New York values”. Cruz is not only a political idiot (“New York values” are really urban values. 82% of Americans live in urban areas–and Cruz has just smacked all of them with an insult) he is definitely a hypocrite. He wears his plaid and checkered shirts when he is in Iowa to try to fool the people into thinking he is one of them, but he is a product of urban culture himself. He is just as much in the pocket of the elitists as anyone in Washington.
Trump, on the other hand, loves America and the American people. His defense of New Yorkers was obviously heart-felt. Many people have come forward to speak about Trump’s character as a kind and generous man. Even his ex-wives have nothing bad to say about him and have volunteered that they believe he will be a good President. By the way, Donald Trump has said that he will eschew a salary and take only $1 per year as President.
The New York Values got us in the mess we have today. In case you forgot many in the USA are not brain washed enough to vote for Trump even if Trump gets the nomination. We need a poll that says if Trump gets the nomination would he get your vote to become president? Then see if Trump can pass this test. Until then I do not think Trump is the real front runner. No one is,
Trump is right–Cruz is a hypocrite. He poses as an anti-establishment crusader but he is fed by the totally establishment big banks. There is NO chance that, should Cruz be elected (which is doubtful given his far-right rhetoric) that he would be able to do ANYTHING to affect Washington D.C. Cruz is hated by nearly everyone in the G.O.P. –does anyone really think he would get much cooperation from even his party members, let alone, the Democrats?
This election is the G.O.P.’s to lose, and lose it they will, if they nominate Cruz. Trump / Rubio is the only ticket that will unite the party and go on to victory in the general election against Hillary and whoever she picks as her V.P. Trump knows exactly where she his vulnerable (she has MANY vulnerabilities) and will use her foibles against her. Trump is like a judo-practitioner. The bigger the force that Hillary brings against him, the more adroitly he will push it even more powerfully back on her. It will take a major-league player like Trump to defeat the Clinton machine. Cruz is a neophyte and he won’t even get much help from his own party. Trump is the Columbo of the political scene–he is consistently underestimated and dismissed as an “egotistical idiot”. That is just one of his personae. Watch and see the others. Mahatma Gandhi once said: “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they fight you. Then you win.” Hillary herself said that she is no longer laughing at Donald Trump.
And you call yourself a conservative? Really? Rubio the rino is not better than the pos in the white house right now and sadly trump is no better. Remember this man you are falling all over not only voted for but donated to killery, oblama, and deblasio. Three of the biggest traitors in this country. What a proud day that must be knowing you are supporting someone who supported thems.
And you know how Donald J. Trump voted because you had a spy glass on his voting booth, right? Your argument has no merit as most of what you say can not be backed up. Telling people how someone voting is just a dumb argument and a no win one at that.
Michelle, we must realistically assess our situation–and it isn’t good. People who you call “RINOs” are often just pragmatists–and Marco Rubio is, in Washington, a well-liked pragmatist. Pragmatists understand what can and cannot be done in Washington and work to try to defend conservative values given the political climate in which they find themselves. They understand that there will be NO miraculous turnaround in Washington but it can turn slightly with each election and piece of legislation. They are patriots in that they are always for what the people need and want. Marco Rubio has said that he always thinks about what is best for his mom and dad before every vote in the Senate–and I believe him. We can be ideologues and lose or we can do the best we can with what we have and slowly turn the ship of state back to safer waters. I only hope it is not too late.
I don’t trust Cruz, he talks about being a evangelical person in one breath and in the next he talked about carpet bombing . And that means putting our millitary in danger. Witch he was never in, he needs to get his military boots on and go. He also copies everything Trump says. Cruz says he is not part of the establishment which is lie he is in congress. I am voting Trump 2016
You trust Trump when I look at Trump is Obama promise you anything you want to hear He has been bankrupt 4 times. Politifact calls him the king of whoopers he can stretch the truth .He does business with Soro Look up good old Trump.
The bankrupt argument is so old. It is called again realignment so that a business can catch up and not fall completely in a bad economy people. Take note that none of Donald J. Trumps businesses ever completely folded. So where is your bankrupt argument again. What was your percentages of successful businesses vs bankrupt business? The percentages are not there because if you did your percentages it would be in the negative for bankruptcies and In the huge positives for successes.
Trump is a successful business man that has used business tactics that anyone can use.
Bailouts seem to be given to selected people, and not given to everyone.
The fact that Congress has better chosen benefits than most Americans- should be our concern.
The Constitution should be followed as it was written – the same for all people.
We’ve had politicians that run for office and not reveal their intentions. “Still waters run deep.”
We need a person that says what he wants to do. Honestly throwing it out there – for thought.
Research the statements made. ‘Nice’ people don’t give information to check out.
Unless your job depends on it, people should NOT vote by party, that’s the lazy way.
Debates should NOT be charming. Hopefully adults will consider the information , then vote.
Helping everyone else is draining the USA, elect someone that puts us back on top! …Amen.
Donald Trump has a glaring weakness that makes him look un-presidential: he likes to point out other people’s weaknesses, including their physical weaknesses, anything to prejudice the voter. No presidential candidate has escaped his cruel and mindless labelling, yet not one of them has retaliated. You haven’t heard them mentioned how stupid his hair looks, or that his facial expressions make him look like his face got caught in a door. Or how about the way he purses his lips just before he attacks, turning it into a miniature anus. How about his ego? Not one person has mentioned his insufferable ego. He compliments himself ad nauseum. As of this writing, I believe Ted Cruz is the man who can trump Trump.
Lucille,
Nah–Cruz is a rank amateur compared to Donald Trump.
and all your statements kind of make you look bad as almost everything you said was exactly what you are complaining Trump does. Now Trump just like every human being has the right to defend off any attacks and so if you want a wimp support Ted Cruz if you want a proven fighter vote Donald J. Trump. Let us see who can win in a bar room tussle lol.
I am a Reagan conservative that feels we need to follow the constitution. Trump is a rino that due to his out of control ego will end up costing this country even more $. We need smaller government. complete agencies dissolved Federal layoffs and slashed salaries and pensions. Diplomacy, decency,respect,tolerance, tact, these are traits every president should possess. Trump has not one of these. His continued viscious attacks and insuts on all other candidares shows that he would be an insult to the greatest office in the world.
Well if Ted Cruz followed the true Constitution Ted Cruz would not be eligible to run for President as he is not a Natural Born Citizen of America. Regan also had to back up his fight for office. Donald J. Trump is the candidate most closely associated to Regan. Both was outsiders, both was public figures who had to show they was serious candidates. If people watch Donald J Trumps Rally there is very little criticism about other candidates. Only when Trump is pushed to explain issues does he do so.
I would say that Trump is closest to Teddy Roosevelt in style. T.R. believed in “speaking softly but using a big stick” on his political opponents when they attacked him. He was the blusterer’s blusterer and was greatly beloved by Americans as he went against the big-money trusts and stuck up for the average citizen. T.R. extended that to America’s position in the world. He is considered, by historians, to be among the ten greatest Presidents the U.S. has ever had. That’s why Teddy Roosevelt’s face is up there on Mt. Rushmore with Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln. 🙂
Teddy Roosevelt is my hero. 🙂 One of the best dang Presidents there was. He use to come here to Georgia all the time. To the Springs. Great man
Trump doesn’t talk softly get a clue
Oh Carol. Actually, current U.S. law, specifically the Immigration and Nationality Act, which became law in December, 1952, defines “natural born citizen” as a person who is the child of a citizen father or a citizen mother, and who has resided in the United States for five continuous years between 14 and 28 years of age.
The very first Congress, at its Second Session, proceeded to implement its power, under the Constitution’s Art. I, § 8, cl. 4, to “establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization” by producing the Act of March 26, 1790, 1 Stat. 103. Since “natural born citizen” needed to be defined so as not to be confused with “naturalized,” and since the Constitution did not provide the definition, that first Congress took it upon themselves to define it.
Some have questioned Congress’ authority to define the term, but, being much closer to the Framers of the Constitution, some of them perhaps being Framers themselves, that first Congress would have known, much better than we, who the Framers intended to define the term.
So the “birther” issue that you and Trump keep bringing up holds no water but is designed to turn less informed voters from the real conservative to Mr. Billionaire Big Business Casino Owner and Bankrupter who, now that he’s got money and fame, wants power.
Wake up America! Ted Cruz is a “shifty” guy.
Don’t be fooled by his oritorical skills. We already have one of those in the White House and look what he’s done to this country. Donald Trump has my vote.
Ted Cruz is a Canadian or until 15 months ago . Why did he wait to give up his Canadian citizen ship ? I don’t trust him at all. Trump 2016
You are wise to not trust Cruz, Kathy. He is a hypocritical opportunist. I often wonder why Trump even wants to be President–he’s a billionaire–he hardly needs more achievements. Why does he need the grief that the Presidency always brings to the man in the Oval Office? I think Trump is doing it because he really believes in America as the world’s best hope and in Americans as the wonderful people that they are.
Read the constitution. Or expane to H Clinton why she lost the democratic nomination for president to Obama 2 times. Decided already – get a life!
Donald Trump going after Ted Cruz’s paperwork problem is unbelievable. Let’s not forget that Mr. Trump’s companies have filed for bankruptcy four or five times.
While we are at it, most of us know where Ted Cruz stands on a variety of issues. We have seen him push for those issues in Congress. What I don’t know is where Donald Trump really stands on a variety of issues. If elected, what will he do about abortion, the gay agenda, Supreme Court nominations, the federal debt, out of control federal spending, and spiraling health care costs?
In less than two months I will be voting for a Republican presidential candidate. I would like to hear Mr. Trump give details on how he plans to address these issues.
We already talked about the bankruptcy issue and it was for realignment because of bad economy. None of the business failed and the percentages of Bankruptcy vs successes would put your argument to rest. Give it up on that issue Bankruptcy would be lees than zero percent and successes would be huge positive percent. It is a no win argument.
Also go to Donald J Trump Webb site all is policies are listed there.
Hi Justin,
I think Donald Trump has not committed to anything that is not possible, given the political climate in Washington and among the voters. He is a pragmatist and understands that “New York values” are really just urban values. Since 82% of Americans now live in urban areas they are not apt to be against “a woman’s right to choose” or against gay marriage but they are against the bailout of the big banks and endless war (which has added an enormous amount to the federal debt). Donald Trump (and Marco Rubio, by the way) has gone on record as opposing big bank bailouts and “stupid wars”). Trump is enough of a realist to understand that the idiocy that dominates Washington currently will not end the day that he is elected President and is reluctant to make promises that cannot be realized. But he will be a bright and able leader who will be working for the good of the country and for the American people, who he loves.
The reason Trump doesn’t is he can’t he puts up on so many faces he can not keep track of them. It is using up his time.
The politicians screw up, pass laws and the American people get screwed all the time. Then they want to blame us for all their screw ups. They take Social Security money and use it for everything under the sun. And then they blame us for S.S. going bankrupt. How come Welfare never goes bankrupt and no one puts into Welfare.
Trump is an outsider and that is why the good ol’ boys don’t want him because they can’t control him and that is precisely why we want him. Trump in 2016! It’s going to take the Republicans a long time to straiten out the country. And hopefully heads will roll!
Ben Carson is an outsider. Look at the real competition for president.
Trump is a snide, snobby, condescending, and egotistical capitalist. All he will care about is making agreements that promote wealth, not just for this country, but all Americans at the cost of other nations. He will promote military strength, and shake his sabre at other countries just trying to build their own nuclear forces. He will also deal with the devil himself, and go toe to toe with all Putin’s followers. Those who threaten the American way of life, he is purely pro American, even selfish. He can be rude, obnoxious, over bearing, and would take candy away from a baby of he thought it would promote America’s well being.
God I think I love him, he’s going to make a great president.
and you know all this because? All your little comments mean nothing. Now I wonder why Ted Cruz is getting so upset today about Donald J Trumps success with his Twitter account. Could it be that Trumps millions of followers are definitely not going to take a second look at old plaid shirt Cruz? lol Twitter is one thing Cruz can not shadow Donald J Trump on. Trump is the Twitter king.
YOUR ANOTHER INFATUATED, NON-THNIKING INDIVIVUAL. PLEASE USE YOUR EYES TO LOOK AT TRUMPS BEHAVIOR AND YOUR MIND TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO! I ONLY SEE A PERSON WITH PROBLEMS WHO WANTS TO INFLICT THEM ON OTHERS.
I saw the real Donald Trump I believe it was Sat. In New Hampshire with former Sen Scott Brown. It was after Trumps speech a lady stepped to a microphone and stated she was very disabled with no money and now she was homeless and she trudged thru the snow to get to hear Trump.Mr Trump immediately directed one of his aides to get the ladies to wait for him so he could help her solve her delema.
Funny things like this never get to the news
But that is the kind of man, Donald Trump is. All who know him well, say that he is among the most generous of men. Conrad Black (some of you will know who he is), was faced with a VERY unjust situation (that saw his senior employees railroading him to jail, so that they could rob the company that Black’s family founded). Black said that he received support from just one of what he had THOUGHT were his many friends. Donald Trump contacted him and asked if there was anything he could do to help, including money and legal help. That man was Donald Trump.
Jay Bell, Trump was here in Georgia and there was a family who was set to loose their farm. Trump helped them out.
ALL SHOW LOOK FOR CONSISTANCY!
I fill that this is going to be the last President we will ever have also and if I am right then all this is was just a waste of time, But if it is not then we need change big time in this country to put things back in order and on track and I fill TRUMP is the only one that can do just that because he for one has been on both side of the fence and if anyone can see what is going on here and has been going on,it is him. Think about it, for one thing he knows how to make money, lots of it and run businesses and make things work and on time as well. Then he has not even collected any money from anyone to run his campaign and to be bought by anyone so they can tell hem what to do because they have gave him money. Then think about what he wants to do for us and the country, one thing is to build a wall on are southern boarders so that we can cut back on the on flow of the immigrants that can and are coming into are country at free will. Also to have Mexico pay for it. Then he to will stop the companies from leaving are country and also stop there money from leaving are country as well. Then also the companies that have left he will bring most of them back to are country by lowering the taxes for some of them to do so and if they don’t he then will put a penalty tax on them to be able to sell back there products back to us in are country. then he to will take on the unrest in the middle east and we will take the oil from them too, for the cost of the wars and to pay to the families that have lost there sons and daughters and there is so much more that he can and will do for are country, that are president now has not done and to afraid to do, he has messed up so much for us and now it is going to take two terms now just to put back what he has done and put us back on track. Trump has said that if he to becomes President he will save are Social Security and put the people back to work that can and save are Retirements that we have and will pay into and also he will take back a lot of the things that have been taken from us by Obama. He is to a strong leader and can do the things that need to be done that is for sure. Their is no one running that can do what he can and he will prove it, to us all we need to do is to give him the benefit of doubt and a chance. We sure can’t have another Obama clone in office that is for sure we need a change big time in are country for the better and he can do it no doubt. I can go on and on all day telling you why we need Trump in office. But I wont because it is up to the people to take the stand and do what is right > VOTE TRUMP Check it out and you will see that I am right <
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Trump is the Man not a coward like all the Democrats that are running and most of the Republicans if anyone can fix this mess it is him. there was a lot more that I wrote but the network cut it off and that is not cool it just goes to show you that what ever you want to say it is monitored and cut off if they don’t want you to see it,,,, NOT COOL……
Joe I also got cut off when I wrote that between Trump Cruz Rubio Bush in the last debate it reminded me when I was in kindegardon and remember. If yuou say bad things about me I will say things about you, if you do not treat me right I will be mad at you . You do that to me again I will tell the teacher. Well I think I found my candidate DRCarson, he did not get himself in the mud with the rest, when called on he answers with out calling any of the other candidates names he stayed with what they asked him,. I do know and like what he stands for. Quote ( this country is for, and of, the people not for, and of, the government ) when I hear this 87 year old gets silk I do not want to hear what I an going to do for you that to me sounds like a dictator I what to hear what do you the people what me to do for you that how the nation was formed and that what I heard DR Carson say in one of his campaign speeches. I read this 58 page book called the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America it easy reading for the one that have ot read the book I highly recimend it
GO BEN C!
HERE IS ONE FOR YOU ! I thought that we the people that have been born and live in this country are Americans and we the people that lived in this country that teaches us from birth, that you can be whatever you want to be even the President of the United States if you wanted too. All you would have to do is study real hard and you can achieve anything, well people we are their right now and we the people are to see if we were taught the right things or not if Trump don’t get it then we will know that the country is only a bunch lies and a fog that we can not get thru and only the Democrats and Republicans that have only went through the process or up the latter so to speak and that is not what or how it should work. If there was someone outside the parties that can do a better job then they can do then that would be the right thing to do. That is what we were taught through are lives and that is the way it should be . Don’t you think If not then you must not be a American.
Ben Carson!!
As I am watching from another country, I can’t help but think that over the years politics in Washington has been the same old, same old, same old. How is it workin’ for ya?? Isn’t it about time you let someone with some business sense who has proven he knows how to get things done, who has fresh new ideas, isn’t bought by the establishment or corporations, who is obviously relating to the ‘average man’, who want’s to put America back to work, bring companies back from foreign countries, fix the infrastructure before everything falls apart, etc. etc., have a go at it? The man knows that if the country goes down, he goes with it. He doesn’t want that to happen to anybody! As for going bankrupt, he has explained more than once that (as I see it) if you buy a company that is going down and you let it go almost entirely, then build it up again. He’s no fool and he knows business. Politicians know nothing about business as they have proven over and over and obviously don’t know bookkeeping 101 – don’t spend more than you make.
I think your best choice is Trump. At best it will be the promised change that you were really looking for.
PS. Americans, please don’t give up your guns!!
WE WILL EVER GIVE UP OUR GUNS
IT’S OUR RIGHT HERE IN USA HAPPY TO SAY
WE LOVE OR COUNTRY
Look at Trump’s name calling. Look at Ted sticking to the issues. Which is better?
Seems to me the race is between a very rich, famous name caller with a record of buying politicians and bankrupting businesses for his profit, and a principled conservative with a record of opposing the Left and the fake Right in both Texas and D.C. Which do you want?
1. the very rich and famous name caller who’s changed parties and viewpoints and is out only for power for himself
2. the principled conservative who sticks to the issues and has fought for the Constitution and for conservative principles
As Carly said, on one side is a candidate (Hillary) in Washington, making millions handing out favors to anyone willing to buy them, and on the other side is a candidate outside Washington, making billions buying favors from Washington politicians.
Cruz supported TPP, flipflopped on crop insurance, didn’t vote to audit the fed, and he doesn’t support deportations, he supports ‘non citizen’ legal status.