Trump releases first political attack ad against rival Cruz

“Ted Cruz is a total hypocrite and, until recently, a Canadian citizen who may not even have a legal right to run for President”, Trump said. That comment came after Cruz’s communications director told CNN that the endorsement was a mistake because Palin “has been a champion of conservative causes”.

Mr Dole’s views on Mr Cruz echo remarks made by former president George W Bush who, while campaigning for his brother in October, told donors of his fellow Texan: “I just don’t like the guy”. In a Facebook post, Beck took Palin to task: “Small Government, lower taxes, fewer regulations and the constitution?”

“I don’t know how often you’ve heard him say the word “Republican” – not very often”.

On Wednesday, Sarah Palin claimed that President Barack Obama was at fault for her 26-year-old son Track’s recent arrest for fourth-degree assault and possession of a firearm while intoxicated.

“And regardless of what your concern is with Trump, he’s pragmatic enough to get something done”, King said. The impression included endorsements for a number of candidates, including Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, and Sebastian the Crab from “The Little Mermaid”.

Ted Cruz, their least favorite colleague, stands within reach of becoming the party’s presidential nominee and standard-bearer. “I think America would be in trouble if any of them got to be president of the United States”.

“The party has to be healed; it has to be brought together”, he said. GOP luminaries including Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell and former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole have focused their criticism on Cruz.

Mostly, however, this is just a reminder of John McCain’s irresponsibility in selecting Palin as his running mate without bothering to find out who she was.

Cruz is considered the strongest GOP challenger to Trump, after polls showed him having a slight lead over Trump in Iowa in December, according to RealClearPolitics averages, but he’s now fallen to second place.

Limbaugh said he also was surprised to see Trump “go all in on the ethanol subsidy”, saying it “reeks of political insiderism”. The Republican presidential front-runner said he thought it was fair. “Because while Trump, admittedly, has given me so much material to make jokes about, nobody compares to the original material girl”.