Ted Cruz Knocks Trump For Embodying ‘New York Values’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a Time magazine running an article on him during a rally, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) went on the attack Tuesday against rival Republican presidential candidate and proud New Yorker, Donald Trump, saying he “embodies New York values.”

In audio flagged by BuzzFeed, Cruz was asked by conservative radio host Howie Carr about the real estate magnate playing Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” at rallies—a clear knock on Cruz’s Canadian birth. Cruz responded that Trump will probably start playing Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.”

“Well, look, I think he may shift in his new rallies to play ‘New York, New York’ because Donald comes from New York and he embodies New York values,” Cruz said.

The senator did not elaborate on exactly what “New York values” Trump embodies, but the line suggested Trump was out of step with the Republican base.

While he said Trump might be “rattled,” Cruz said he does not “intend to respond or reciprocate” to the real estate mogul’s attacks, according to BuzzFeed.

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  1. Most people with IQ’s higher than rhubarb would take NY values over TX values most times - as right now TX values seem to embrace succession (Abbott) or the Christian Taliban (Patrick) or the combination of both (Cruz)!

  2. Cruz needs to realize he and Trump are equally abhorred by most New Yorkers and neither would bother to campaign here as they know they could never carry the state. Cruz will of course come to town to beg for money…

  3. Trump: When would this canadian quit whining? I love NY values. It gave me multiple marriages and billions of $$. Why would I trade it with socialist Canadian values? Also, Cruz went to NY gays to raise money. What does it say about him?

  4. Trumpet has the distinction of having been hated longer and probably more profoundly by New Yorkers than Cruz has, but he’s working to catch up. It’ll be easy. Hope he doesn’t start bragging about Texas values.

    @Austin_Dave
    She could have been in one of those New York buildings doing the work New Yorkers do so well which might have been the reason they were targeted…

    @RichardinJax

    I grew up in NYC so I’d have to agree but what I’ll always value about NY along with all the obvious ones are the delis. None better.

  5. Slightly off topic but – I was wondering if old Teddy boy, or Filito as he was once called, ever registered for the draft as required by American law when he was 18. Technically he was still a Canadian citizen at the time – 1988 – but still required to register as an alien immigrant. Somebody in Donald’s cadre ought to raise the question…and why did he skip out on the first Gulf war? Another chickenhawk…

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