Cruz Slams Fox After Hannity Fight: ‘They Know It’s Not True’

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, calls upon his supporters get out the vote during Mississippi's primary Tuesday, during a campaign stop in Florence, Miss., Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/R... Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, calls upon his supporters get out the vote during Mississippi's primary Tuesday, during a campaign stop in Florence, Miss., Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS
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Following a tense exchange with Fox New host Sean Hannity this week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took another swipe at the network’s coverage of Donald Trump and accusations that he’s wrangling delegates.

While appearing on “The Dom Giordano Program” in Philadelphia Friday, Cruz spoke on accusations of jockeying for delegates, according to BuzzFeed, and a conversation on that subject which put him in hot water with Hannity.

“They know it’s not true,” Cruz said, when asked if his strategy was unethical, according to BuzzFeed. “Donald doesn’t handle losing well and when we loses he cries and he screams and he whines and he curses and he insults everybody.”

Cruz went on to criticize the editorial decisions of Fox News and who they are “rooting for.”

“Well listen, Fox News has got to decide what stories they want to air and what stories they want to tell,” Cruz said, according to BuzzFeed. “I’m not going to worry about who they’re rooting for and what surrogates they put on and what messages they push. I’m gonna focus on my own positive message.”

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  1. LOL, his “positive” message…

  2. Fox News is great when the target of their lies and smears are liberals and Democrats, but now that they are targeting Cruz he doesn’t like it. As Elizabeth Warren would say, “Boo-hoo”.

  3. “Everyone who isn’t a right wing conservative sucks and is un-American” isn’t a positive message.

  4. Cruz: “Donald doesn’t handle losing well and when he loses he cries and he screams and he whines and he curses and he insults everybody.”

    Next thing we know, he will also shut the government down if he doesn’t get his way with congress.

  5. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    Don’t quit Ted!
    We’re pulling for you!
    Keep stealing those delegates!

    I’m Loving It™

    jw1

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