Rubio Responds to Cruz Secret Recordings: ‘My Message is Pretty Consistent’

The moment was captured on audio that cable channels gobbled up, but Cruz took to Twitter to deny criticizing the Donald, with whom he has been friendly.

Try Ted Cruz Today’s political spotlight – once more – is fixed on Donald Trump, given the three new polls (national NYT/CBS, Fox News source of South Carolina, Winthrop of South Carolina) in that show him leading the Republican presidential race.

“I like and respect Donald Trump, I continue to like and respect Donald Trump”, Cruz told reporters while campaigning in SC earlier this week. “I don’t believe either one of them is going to be our president”.

“People are looking for who is prepared to be a commander in chief”, Cruz said in a portion of his remarks devoted to Trump and Ben Carson.

Trump also came out swinging against Cruz’s connections to the oil industry and refusal to back ethanol subsidies.

“Nothing that has happened in the last two and a half years has given me any more confidence that intervention in the Syrian civil war is in America’s interest”, Cruz said on Thursday in a speech at the Heritage Foundation, a think tank in Washington.

Trump has repeatedly made false or dubious assertions, such as his debunked claim to have seen thousands of Muslims in New Jersey cheering the 9/11 attacks.

Speaking in Iowa, Trump launched his first attack on Cruz by zeroing in on the senator’s opposition to ethanol standards, an issue dear to Iowan hearts. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) religious beliefs at a Friday-night campaign rally.

The real estate mogul easily topped the other GOP presidential hopefuls, earning 32 percent of support from likely Republican primary voters. Before this period begins, however, we should pause to note that Cruz has thus far managed the Trump relationship with considerable tactical restraint. “The oil companies give him a lot of money, but I’m with you”.

Cruz has been surging in the Midwestern state, where many white evangelical Protestants are receptive to his message.

“Everything I say, he agrees with me – no matter what I say”, Trump said.

Another person asked Trump what role Cruz would play if Trump becomes the nominee: “Will you name him your vice president… or appoint him to the United State Supreme Court?” He has relentlessly embraced Trump and avoided opportunities to attack him.

Vander Plaats went on to extoll Cruz as “the extraordinary leader that we need for these extraordinary times”, reports CNN’s Betsy Klein.

Polling 437 Latinos, an MSNBC, Telemundo and Marist poll revealed 55 percent of Latinos have a “very” negative view of Trump, while 12 percent hold a “somewhat” negative opinion of the businessman.

This only serves to frighten gullible people, while promoting a “them” versus “us” mentality, which plays directly into the hands of ISIS.