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Ted Cruz unloads on Donald Trump: A ‘narcissist at a level I don’t think
this country has ever seen’ - The Washington Post

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Ted Cruz unloads on Donald Trump: A ‘narcissist at a level I don’t think
this country has ever seen’

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz rips into rival Donald Trump,
calling him a "bully," a "serial philanderer" and a "pathological liar"
while rallying supporters during the Indiana primary. (CBS)

INDIANAPOLIS — Ted Cruz, facing the prospect of a devastating defeat here
in Indiana on Tuesday, launched the fiercest attack of his campaign against
Republican presidential rival Donald Trump, accusing him of being
a "narcissist at a level I don't think this country has ever seen."

Addressing reporters in Evansville, Ind., after polls opened across the
state, Cruz said: "I'm going to do something I haven't done for the entire
campaign, for those of ya'll who have traveled with me all across the
country. I'm going to tell you what I really think of Donald Trump."

For the next few minutes, the Texas senator unleashed a blitz of personal
attacks on a variety of fronts.

Cruz called Trump a "pathological liar" who "doesn't know the difference
between truth and lies. He lies practically every word that comes out of
his mouth."

He said the mogul is "utterly amoral" and "terrified by strong women." He
predicted that Trump "will betray his supporters on every issue." And he
said Trump is "proud of being a serial philanderer."

"I want everyone to think about your teenage kids," Cruz said. "The
president of the United States talks about how great it is to commit
adultery, how proud he is. Describes his battles with venereal disease as
his own personal Vietnam. That’s a quote, by the way, on the Howard Stern
show. Do you want to spend the next five years with your kids, bragging
about infidelity? Now what does he do? He does the same projection, just
like a pathological liar. He accuses everyone of lying."

In his book "The Art of the Comeback," Trump wrote
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/01/25/gop-senator-calls-out-donald-trumps-affair-in-lengthy-tweetstorm/>:
"If
I told the real stories of my experiences with women, often seemingly very
happily married and important women, this book would be a guaranteed
best-seller."

Earlier in the day, Trump said
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/05/03/donald-trump-associates-ted-cruzs-father-with-jfks-assassin/>
Cruz's father, Rafael Cruz, was spotted with Lee Harvey Oswald around the
time of the murder of President John F. Kennedy. He appeared to be
referencing a photo published last month by the National Enquirer
that shows Oswald and another man distributing pro-Castro leaflets in New
Orleans in 1963.

Cruz and his campaign vigorously denied that the photo was of his father.

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"I will say this: This morning, Donald Trump went on national television
and attacked my father. Donald Trump alleges that my dad was involved in
assassinating JFK. Now let's be clear, this is nuts. This is not a
reasonable position," said Cruz.

Cruz sarcastically said his dad killed Kennedy. "He is secretly Elvis and
Jimmy Hoffa is buried in his back yard," he added.

Public polls show Trump is heavily favored to win in Indiana today.

The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on
Cruz's remarks.

*Jose A. DelReal contributed to this report.*


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