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TexasTowelie

(112,252 posts)
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:50 PM Jul 2015

White House blasts Cruz for defending Trump, who’s in full-blown feud with Perry

WASHINGTON – Amidst the GOP infighting over Donald Trump and an uproar in Congress over the Confederate flag, the White House jabbed at Sen. Ted Cruz today.

Opening his daily press briefing, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest called out Cruz as one who – rather than condemning Trump for depicting Mexican immigrants as rapists and killers — “saluted” the real estate magnate-turned-candidate.

The comments came in prepared opening remarks, suggesting the poke was anything but inadvertent.

Cruz appeared earlier today on Fox Business Network and again declined to repudiate Trump’s comments.

Read more: http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/07/white-house-blasts-cruz-for-defending-trump-whos-in-full-blown-feud-with-perry.html/

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White House blasts Cruz for defending Trump, who’s in full-blown feud with Perry (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jul 2015 OP
Lol. They're trying to draw him out.... AZ Mike Jul 2015 #1
I feel a great disturbance in the force. Daemonaquila Jul 2015 #2

AZ Mike

(468 posts)
1. Lol. They're trying to draw him out....
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 05:54 PM
Jul 2015

He's been quiet. Any craziness from him and his father is certainly going to sully the GOP "brand" even further.

Get 'em!!!

 

Daemonaquila

(1,712 posts)
2. I feel a great disturbance in the force.
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 07:21 PM
Jul 2015

Who thought the day would come when someone could make Perry look like the smart and sane one?

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