Cruz on Trump labeling him 'Lyin' Ted': 'The man has an instinctual genius'
Senator Ted Cruz praised Donald Trump's "instinctual genius" for labeling him "Lyin' Ted" during the 2016 primary. Cruz described the nickname as "politically very effective" in an interview with the New York Post. He noted the tactic successfully undercut his public image during their contest.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised President Trump's “instinctual genius” for giving him the nickname “Lyin’ Ted” during their intense 2016 Republican presidential primary fight. In a Wednesday interview with the New York Post’s “Podcast One,” Cruz called the nickname “politically very effective” at the time, arguing Trump used it to undercut what Cruz considered one...
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