Cruz Says He’s ‘Troubled’ By Trump Asking For Pledges At His Rallies

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz CNN Republican Presidential Debate, Las Vegas, America - 15 Dec 2015 (Rex Features via AP Images)

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in an interview aired Sunday that he was “troubled” by the pledges Donald Trump asks his audience members to give at his campaign rallies.

“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,” Cruz said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “This is America. We don’t pledge allegiance to a man. We pledge allegiance to a flag. We pledge our support for the Constitution. But that is something that you see kings and queens doing of their subjects. And all of this is part and parcel of the same thing.”

Trump typically asks his audience members to raise his right hands and promise to vote for him. The former head of the Anti-Defamation League, Abe Foxman, called the request a“fascist gesture.”

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  1. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    A few days ago Cruz blamed this pledge thing on Emperor Obama.

  2. “…But that is something that you see kings and queens doing of their subjects. …”

    Actually, Alberta Rafael, it is what dictators and would-be dictators do. I would challenge you to show where any modern-day constitutional monarch acts like this. See - you missed a chance to call Drumpf what he really is - a would-be dictator.

  3. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    A few days ago Cruz blamed this pledge thing on Emperor Obama.

  4. The GOP, right wing talk radio and Fox News are largely responsible for Trump’s success and the Tea Party’s influence on the Republican Party.

    So Ted, now that you are a distant second, you are ‘troubled’?

  5. Anymore, Rubio’s happy if anybody just shows up for one of his rallies.

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