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    Donald Trump On Ted Cruz: 'He’s Not Lyin’ Ted Anymore. He’s Beautiful Ted'

    Jenna Amatulli
    HuffPostOctober 22, 2018
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    Donald Trump On Ted Cruz: 'He’s Not Lyin’ Ted Anymore. He’s Beautiful Ted'
    Before heading to Houston, Texas, on Monday for a rally in support of Sen. Ted

    Before heading to Houston, Texas, on Monday for a rally in support of Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) re-election campaign, President Donald Trump clarified his position on the onetime presidential hopeful.

    “He’s not ‘Lyin’ Ted anymore. He’s beautiful Ted,” Trump told reporters on the White House’s South Lawn after ABC News’ Jonathan Karl asked him if “Ted Cruz is still Lyin’ Ted,” a nickname Trump gave the senator during the 2016 presidential primaries.

    Trump also said that he calls him Cruz and “Texas Ted.” He said he doesn’t regret claiming that Cruz’s father, Rafael Cruz, was involved in the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy and a close associate of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald.

    “I don’t regret anything,” said the president.

    Wow, Lyin' Ted Cruz really went wacko today. Made all sorts of crazy charges. Can't function under pressure - not very presidential. Sad!


    — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 3, 2016

    Trump has also previously criticized Cruz’s job performance, focused on the senator’s birthplace of Canada and remarked negatively on the appearance of Heidi Cruz, Sen. Cruz’s wife.

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    The president’s support for Cruz and his participation at the massive get out the vote rally planned for Monday night comes amid Cruz’s close race against Democratic challenger, Rep. Beto O’Rourke. No Democrat has won a race statewide in Texas since 1994 and O’Rourke has been fierce competitor for the seat. His campaign raised a whopping $38.1 million in the third quarter ― triple what Cruz’s team collected. 

    Naturally, social media had a lot to say about this latest quote:

    beautiful ted pic.twitter.com/dCry9Yfifh


    — David Wright (@DavidWright_CNN) October 22, 2018

    Beautiful Ted pic.twitter.com/ixs6ECtRmT


    — Dave Levitan (@davelevitan) October 22, 2018

    Beautiful Ted pic.twitter.com/X1raMJxwx5


    — JE (@JoeAlv) October 22, 2018

    things that Trump has called beautiful
    -his rivals' wives
    -his own wife
    -his daughter https://t.co/duJXtbb6Po


    — Spooky Seasonal Bandwagon Social Media Handle (@tina_nguyen) October 22, 2018

    beautiful ted pic.twitter.com/lUObzIVl4B


    — kenny wassus (@kgw) October 22, 2018

    This has been updated throughout.

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