Ted Cruz To Fellow GOPers: Leave Donald Trump Alone!

FILE - In a Saturday, June 20, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a "Celebrate the 2nd Amendment Event,", at the CrossRoads Shooting Sports in Johnston, Iowa. Cr... FILE - In a Saturday, June 20, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a "Celebrate the 2nd Amendment Event,", at the CrossRoads Shooting Sports in Johnston, Iowa. Cruz's presidential campaign has raised more than $14 million since the Texas senator launched his bid for the Republican presidential nomination just over three months ago, his campaign said Sunday, July 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) MORE LESS
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Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told Politico on Monday that he thought GOP candidates were “foolish” to criticize fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump.

“I would … note that an awful lot of Republicans, including other Republican candidates, have gone out of their way to smack Donald Trump with a stick. Now I think that’s just foolish,” Cruz told Politico.

When Politico asked Cruz why, he responded, “Donald Trump had a rally in Phoenix, Ariz. (to which) between 10 and 20 thousand people came out. When you attack and vilify the people at that rally as crazies, it does nothing to help Republicans win in 2016.”

Cruz has been criticized by other Republican candidates, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Chris Christie, for refusing to denounce Trump’s comments on undocumented immigrants.

Cruz had said that he would not “attack” other GOP candidates and engage in “Republican on Republican violence.”

Trump took to Twitter on Monday night to praise Cruz’s debating skills.

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  1. He clearly has a man crush on the Donald.

  2. No policy
    No empathy
    No social conscience
    No facts
    No soul

  3. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    That’s not a bug, that’s a feature of the Republican party!

  4. Lips, meet ass.

  5. “Donald Trump had a rally in Phoenix, Ariz. (to which) between 10 and 20 thousand people came out.”

    Profiles in Courage.

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