Not even subtle: Trump used National Enquirer to smear his opponents, court testimony confirms

Alex Wagner looks at how Donald Trump used his relationship with then-publisher of the National Enquirer, David Pecker, to manufacture negative stories about his political opponents when they were performing too well against him during the 2016 campaign, and explains why showing the National Enquirer to be motivated solely by helping Trump's campaign is key to Trump's prosecution in his New York criminal trial.
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#MSNBC #Trump #NationalEnquirer

[@CT808]

Even as a six-year-old, I realized the National Enquirer was trash. Scary that so many Americans go there for their news.

[@HH-mw4sq]

Most Americans don't read it. It's effect is just the front-page, which sits near every checkout stand in every supermarket. It is the cumulative effect of those front-pages and the effects they have on the American psyche. It was enough to get that con-man elected, and history cheated out of a Hilary Clinton administration.

[@cherylj7460]

Yes.

[@apolloorosco6852]

and Fox News

[@Toquer88]

National Enquirer is far more trustworthy than us MSNBC

[@timtalaski5904]

I came to msdnc for the last but look how many people are here taking it seriously! This must be where the fake 81 million got their news from!

[@bookgirlny8511]

I still never figured out who ever bought The Enquirer. Or who actually believed anything in it. 🤷‍♀️

[@griggbaylee5808]

I guess you know now 😂

[@HH-mw4sq]

No one really buys it. It is just the accumulative propaganda effect of seeing its front-page in every supermarket when in the check-out line.

[@Renegadeproject]

The people who believe in Q

[@markberryhill2715]

You would be surprised how many folks buy one just for the gossip. They're funny to some folks because they know it's a bunch of crap. They always have some scantily clad women,so you get that crowd. All kinds of people love 💘 The National Enquirer. (My grandmother,God rest her soul)

[@babyjuggernaught8203]

It's pretty much an elder rag where I live, I only ever have seen 70 plus buy it.

[@joshbuchan2153]

The scary part of this story is not that it happened, but that so many Americans believed it true.

[@calinasagilitypartner4444]

Reagan created the religious right and was their first cult leader. Trump is their second and doesn't hide it.

[@lloydb4130]

And yet you believe everything MSDNC spews... smh Putting Trump aside, (i doubt you can) these propagandists refuse to report anything about the Biden's criminal enterprise. If you're ok with Biden selling us out and giving his crackhead son protection, then you need help

[@theonlymeaning]

Why did FOX let it explode? They knew.

[@haljetdvr]

You probably need to be more specific

[@myohmy7368]

Get a life.

[@joeynanez9897]

FOX AND NEWS MAX DOES THE SAME AND NO ONE TALKS ABOUT IT😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@Gabedudley1]

But msnbc dont do it😂😂🤪🤪🤪

[@jeffyoung3635]

@@Gabedudley1 no comparison MAGAT

[@Gabedudley1]

@@jeffyoung3635 the germans used to call the gewish people magots in the 1930s. Do you realize what you have become? Enjoy the "news"

[@salviaspuzzle]

@@Gabedudley1 Make sure you're capable of forming an actual sentence before you troll 🤦‍♀

[@Gabedudley1]

@@salviaspuzzle hey a grammar naxi😂 any more narcissistic tendencies you would like to show us an example of?

[@bookgirlny8511]

No wonder Trump always carries on about “fake news.” 🙄

[@suehowie152]

Exactly!

[@markberryhill2715]

Good one! He knows if he's involved in it It's fake.

[@user-tn3qf1gg1j]

trump the fake news chief proponent

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

Get serious the NYT, WaPo and other serious newspapers consistently carry the water for Biden and other Leftist politicians.The National Enquirer is not a serious news outlet and MSNBC is not one either.

[@fritzthecat8158]

Yeah I can't believe trump supported the Jessie smollet story, the covington kids story, the Kyle Rittenhouse killed black people story and the vaccine is 100% safe and effective story!! He is such a lying loser!

[@francruz5824]

And you, Cruz, still bowing to him🤣🤣🤣

[@drumtwo4seven]

GARGLES AND SWALLOWS

[@mackjrbell7828]

Didn't have my glasses on. I thought you said "blowing".

[@happycanayjian1582]

@@mackjrbell7828Ditto. 😂

[@mac888spectral7]

I remember when Cruz was Donald's loudest hater in 2016. Then he lost the nomination and all principle went out the window. Pitiful sham of a man.

[@JRcomments]

I remember when Graham was Donald's loudest...

[@mac888spectral7]

​@@JRcommentsWhich time though?

[@karmakazi219]

Ted Cruz never had any principles.

[@firstgopinbredhillbilliesl6100]

lol he ain't no man.

[@OSnoopySnoop1]

​@@JRcommentsAND NOW THEY'RE ALL HIS MAIN AZZ-LICKERS 😅😂

[@laurapeterson7585]

OMG The king of fake news exposed

[@suehowie152]

Isn't it delicious..

[@patriciajohn8196]

Yeah, his rubes don't care. They will double down.

[@Matt-kt9nm]

Cohen?

[@calinasagilitypartner4444]

Yep

[@garygolfer3243]

The king is Dan Rather in 2004.

[@madreep]

I knew in preschool that everything in the national enquirer was a lie. When did they start talking politics? Maybe they should stick to their usual alien stories 😂

[@footballnerd277]

That's cos you're educated. There are full blown adults out there who pay money for the national enquirer and believe it's every word!

[@Womenandwine]

That’s the weekly world news , they had bat boy , or I married an alien. The enquirer is gossip about celebrities , embellished and or straight lies. Though they also have real stories. Nothing exciting, just silly gossip stuff

[@OSnoopySnoop1]

AND SEEIN' ELVIS STILL ALIVE 😂

[@madreep]

@@OSnoopySnoop1 every other week. Or someone had his baby lol

[@timtalaski5904]

Just like there are some people think that Joe Biden is doing a good job!

[@rebeccabrown6785]

And yet, spineless Ted Cruz will still vote for Donald Trump.

[@Gabedudley1]

Along with the rest of america

[@philmabarak5421]

@@Gabedudley1 Only fooling yourself.

[@Gabedudley1]

@@philmabarak5421 one look at your profile and its obvious. Trump lives in your mind rent free😂

[@billybollockhead5628]

@@Gabedudley1you seem to be the one who goes to bed dreaming of trump in his diaper… youd best be careful my mum always says doing that sort of thing before bed makes you blind.

[@kromesd769]

​@@Gabedudley1he isn't winning anything look at the people he endorsed, most of them lost. The majority is tired of him.

[@Columbiastargazer]

if you want to upset a trump supporter, you tell them the truth

[@johnwright9372]

Nah, they are wilfully blind, deaf and too dumb.

[@Jimbo-et5jb]

Yep

[@adamaa9144]

The truth is Melania Trump is screwing one of D.Trumps body guards. D. Trump Jnr has a coke habit that sniffs out of control. Jared Kushner’s $2 Billion Saudi Check Appears Even More Comically Corrupt Than Previously Thought.

[@Gabedudley1]

Wow so original. Can you copy any other maga memes? 😂

[@Daniel4646]

If one of them turns vampire, don't wait for sunlight. Just say the word "truth!" to them.

[@Daniel4646]

Claiming that everyone else is spreading "fake news" while spreading fake news himself. Trump Projection at its "finest".

[@tyantisamuels9461]

Lol

[@footballnerd277]

Shock horror, repubtable news organisations were telling the truth all along. Whilst convicted fraudster and serial liar Donald Trump, was in fact the one lying to you. Who'd have guessed......

[@BurpTheKitten]

Every Trump accusation is a confession. Every damned one.

[@allangibson8494]

@@BurpTheKittenSo what did Trump’s father have to do with the JFK assassination?

[@suehowie152]

Trump;the mastermind of fake news.

[@zion9860]

After all that, Ted Cruz still want to support Donald Trump? Ted Cruz obviously has no spine whatsoever.

[@leonardbresland4288]

He's a shiver looking for as spine to run down.

[@Gabedudley1]

Imagine supporting an establishment that is trying to jail their political opponent. And remove others in their own party off the ballot.

[@thetabest]

​@@Gabedudley1I've concluded they just stopped thinking for themselves, literally the Trump zombies non stop squawk fox lies. Their inability to grasp reality has me rather amused.

[@Gabedudley1]

@@thetabest fox dont even support trump. They endorsed desantes then hailey remember? They fired tucker remember? Only people fox is still fooling is you

[@alpinecenter]

Ted Cruz has the spine of a rattlesnake.

[@FriendlyTwo]

Ted still kissing his butt…

[@larryhuston8433]

Ted's favorite fruit: orange 😆

[@markberryhill2715]

He's almost,scratch that,he's equally as worthless as a man as Mike Pence and Lindsey Graham.

[@user-kx7iz6qk6b]

​@@larryhuston8433lol

[@EarlGarrett-kl7tl]

U Are Absolutely Correct, he so Far up there he knows what in his Colon!!!

[@user-uq9hf8rt8n]

He is just like a mobster

[@larryhuston8433]

Not like a mobster, he IS a mobster Look at all the criminal goons he has surrounding him

[@OSnoopySnoop1]

HE'S JUST LIKE A WANNABE MOBSTER 😏

[@danielmatheus6620]

Mobsters typically have a code of honor. Trump has a code of me me me.

[@melodyschlissio9096]

Careful. The more negative people are to him, the better he does in the polls. Lol

[@NicholasMancari]

So what do you any of you think about Biden admin using media outlets to censor and smear his opponents?? Its been proven many times over... Can't wait to hear this response....

[@user-em5wy8zx7o]

Only in America! And citizens still vote for it! In large numbers too! Unbelievable!!!

[@LiftUpNotDown]

The education system has failed - one only has to look to the MAGA supporters.

[@ErroneousMonk1]

But it’s believable that millions of people voted for a dead man who is as dumb as a rock and needs cue cards to tell him whose hand to shake and when to breathe?

[@chr1sj2008]

and @MSNBC won't cover it for 8 years.

[@baronzemo5301]

Keep that salt flowing. You will need it over Trumps second term. 🥰

[@teddyrock1740]

​😂😂😂You mean Trump's 2nd prison term right 😂😂😂​@@baronzemo5301

[@rofflestomp684]

Good! Expose all of Trump's shenanigans!

[@ErroneousMonk1]

But is it illegal?

[@crazywhiteboy5658]

And they all have been doing it for years on both sides lol

[@blitzroehre1807]

Amazing how well informed Cancun Ted was back then, yet still kissed the orange ring..

[@niclewis9610]

Fled Cruz wouldn't even stand up for his own family and we know he abandoned his State in a storm. The irony of fleeing to Mexico for electricity and water.

[@timtalaski5904]

It looks like you buy and read The national enquirer!

[@brt432]

Trump should have been in jail a long time ago

[@Gabedudley1]

Yes so why would they wait until he announced his run for presidency? 🤔🤔🤔

[@brt432]

@@Gabedudley1 they weren't waiting... They were gathering the evidence and witnesses willing to testify... Which of course takes time... This country has always had corruption in the judicial and political systems... That cater to the most wealthy... Trump crossed the line with the insurrection stunt... And all his closest staff and friends have turned on him revealing much more than anyone expected.

[@anon88427]

@Gabedudley1 The wheels of justice move slowly.

[@Gabedudley1]

@@anon88427 or its election interference right in our faces

[@siswohlslagel8919]

But the wheels of justice ⚖️ will move faster now!🎉

[@herbtapp3031]

National Enquirer first caption: Man Sees Aliens in his Back Yard. Caption 2: Trump is a great businessman.

[@markberryhill2715]

And The Star 🌟 would have a picture of their alien baby together. I loved it ! 💘

[@herbtapp3031]

@@markberryhill2715 Caption 3: Aliens buy into Trump University and MTG searches for Jewish Space Lasers page 7!! LOL!!

[@babyjuggernaught8203]

😂🎯

[@timtalaski5904]

Number three Joe Biden won the election for President!

[@roseanneroseannadanna9651]

Front page Header and lead story.....Biden "America's Greatest President Ever!"

[@Zoomerland]

We laughed so hard when we saw that in line at Safeway

[@kathyweis7451]

No wife, no kids showing up to support him. No one. Yet even Jeffery Dahmer had his father show up. Let that sink in.

[@timtalaski5904]

Everyone but you knows that it is a sham!

[@kathyweis7451]

@@timtalaski5904 so that's why his family isn't there? I would think that would be more of a reason to show up.

[@Victor-ih4hg]

trump's family is probably on vacation in Russia

[@NoReplyHereMoveOn]

​@@timtalaski5904she says the same thing on alot of threads. I told her Trump dosn't want to put his family thru that garbage. I can't blame the guy.

[@NoReplyHereMoveOn]

​@@timtalaski5904 and oddly she always brings up Jeffrey Dahmer 😅 to compare of all things. Check it out she brings this up everywhere.

[@courtneybrubaker9738]

And he has sold out his wife and reputation for “relevance”. To stay connected to Trump? So lost.

[@autumnleaves8553]

Rafael Cancun Ted Cruz is a PAB.

[@craigmack6354]

To think that Cruz thought he had the leadership qualities to make a run for the Presidency makes me laugh. To be that gutless as to not defend your family is mind-boggling. Ted is a tiger. A toothless tiger.

[@ObadiahBlunt]

Anyone surprised?

[@angeldelcourt6882]

What can anyone expect from TrumPutin. Cancun Ted still supports him. What a party.

[@markberryhill2715]

If Cruz still supports him after today's testimony he might as well fall on his sword because he won't have any respect as a man anymore.

[@irenafarm]

Cruz is up for re-election and can’t win without MAGA. Poor thing. What a quandary. Oh noooooo…..Colin Allred might win! Oh no, a really decent and awesome dude might take Cruz’s seat whatever shall we do.

[@bbx30333]

Trump needs to go to jail

[@toddtravis2596]

For???

[@TMacGamer]

So, then Biden should too, right? Like when the Biden campaign threatened media outlets & forced social media companies to remove posts & stories about the Hunter Biden laptop?

[@Nyx0npaws]

Thus is disgusting! How is this legal?!?!

[@suehowie152]

The original disinformation rag..😔

[@branjosnow6244]

"Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive."

[@marthamartha3222]

I would never spend a dollar on this piece of trash 😡

[@Gabedudley1]

But you let him live in your mind rent free

[@macy-gu6vl]

Chuck Norris said everything he read about himself was spot on.

[@timtalaski5904]

And yet Martha watches MSNBC

[@happytsezom820]

I just wonder, whether Ted Cruz and/or Ben Carson still can sue the National Enquirer for defamation?

[@DailySource]

Great question. I was wondering the same thing. Mr. Packer just admitted to committing a crime related to them. I don’t know if there is a statute of limitations on that crime. Things like defamation and slander can have very costly court rulings

[@allangibson8494]

Unfortunately the statute of limitations in New York on defamation is 12 Months…

[@danhtran6401]

It's pointless because they voted for him.

[@suehowie152]

​@@DailySourcePecker..😊

[@Punninator1]

What's the most mind-blowing thing out of all of this, is that we just saw a video of Ted Cruz telling the truth and spitting facts for several seconds... I can't believe it.

[@stephenstafford4041]

Excellent breakdown, Alex

[@rreichertbkk]

This is an absolutely outstanding journalistic report and a professional presentation by Alex - Please continue in this line - I'm sure your outstanding journalistic work is highly appreciated by many more people you can think of.

[@ZRATAN69]

Spineless..Ted cruz😂😂😂

[@lars7411]

Right. And the only explanation I can possibly think of about Cruz's and Graham's 180-degree FLIP IS KOMPROMAT!

[@hugogreen13]

Source? Russia if your listening…..? Why not? If you were them , wouldn’t you? Bearing in mind of course the kompromat they have on ?

[@paulcallahan7727]

They probably just got mitch slapped by McConnell and fell in line.

[@suehowie152]

Yep! Putin isn't stupid.He knew he needed more than just Trump..He needed legislators also.

[@user-vi1pf5ss8b]

You can't come up with an explanation for anything, because your a liberal... You probably have Alzheimer's and early dementia.... That explains the voting pattern...

[@matthew3136]

All grocery stores should be sued for placing these magazines near the cash registers. These magazines are now proven to be used for illegal activities.

[@mrsplanetmaster9]

As a bright child with too much curiosity.. Enquirer petrified me and I tortured my parents as to why such headlines were allowed for all to see... And I have my answers, not sugar coated anymore... RIP FOLX 💙💚

[@alex35agm]

Did Karen McDougall wear a paper bag over her face and nose plugs when she was intimate with Trump?I can't even imagine being that close to him.

[@markg7030]

She was focused on the prize💰💰💰💍

[@irenafarm]

He was at least externally less repulsive back then. One takeaway from this, for me, is that we _desperately_ need to legalize and protect/regulate seccs work.

[@nottiification]

Dumpy is popular with the kind of people who believe what they read in the enquirer. That should tell you all you need to know.

[@timtalaski5904]

Coming from someone who is watching MSNBC!

[@jsanf44373]

Biden's the least popular president in American history and you still simp for him says more about you.

[@nottiification]

@@timtalaski5904 MSNBC is a legitimate news outlet. I know it angers you that they wont publish your favorite conspiracy fantasies... but thats reality for you.

[@francruz5824]

She looks like Hope Hicks, Trump’s type?🤣🤣🤣

[@sircasm6578]

I bet that Martin Sheen ad helps 😅😅

[@VoteForWomensRights]

I block that nonsense. Unfortunately a month later I have to block him again.

[@Trollzarefunny]

GOLUBOIzzzzz hush 😂

[@eldenringer6466]

They need to use that Ted Cruz clip in court. And then show Cruz endorsing trump. Even trumps allies expose trumps corruption!!!

[@mikedawkins346]

lol apparently they asked Ted about this and he said he doesn’t want to visit ancient history. He’s supporting a man that said his father was a murderer and called his wife ugly.

[@generalbiochemistryi8498]

But you know what it's not illegal. It's not like he paid for a dossier and then used the government to go after a political opponent.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Yet.. Oh Wait.. The Top Secret files he Stole!😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@generalbiochemistryi8498]

@@patriciatinkey2677 You obviously haven't kept up. Nara even stated that it is normal for a president to have a mixture of boxes of goods that include secret files etc and they take as much as 5 years to sort and return everything. Look at the unreducted notes and you'll see what I mean. There was no theft they were part of his administration it would be like ACEO who owned a company stealing materials he created.

[@garymiller2624]

EXCELLENT delivery, well done... made my day.

[@Arational]

Wow, you found one of the few times where Ted Cruz told the truth.

[@user-mi8yz7zm9o]

Yeah that’s what you call cheater or looser 😂

[@webologixmy]

The common thread in all politicians today is money. I think Trump is Putin's bagman. That is why all politicians turn around and love Trump after they hate him so much. Any insult of the past is forgotten with payments. This is the only explanation that makes sense to me.

[@irenafarm]

I believe there’s a _kompromat_ system at work there, also.

[@agatonicaararacap4917]

and still cruz is kissing the former his ash,wow

[@stealth9tn]

You know the world is in trouble when they believe tabloids are real news.

[@greghodge3587]

Perpetual Smoke and Mirrors.

[@michaeltennant9940]

Yet Ted Cruz still supported him

[@zebageba]

Not a crime. MSNBC does this every day.

[@angelikashipman3260]

a post I've read many times, states that every time he complains that someone is doing something he objects to is an "admission of guilt"... he's done it himself...so true

[@jimmyjawbone]

There where 3 women involved in the David Dennison NDA’s. Will we ever hear about the third woman?

[@mcgoogle4812]

Poor ted lost his spine

[@lorettabethea4731]

Never had a spine- he doesn’t stand for anything

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Not sure he ever had one!😅🤣😂

[@RADMAN0257]

How many NDA's have been signed and paid for regarding 'alleged issues' in the US House and Senate? We need to check the paperwork to see how they were recorded, who paid who, with what, from where?

[@docecoco]

Trump, Trump, am tired of hearing Trump, Trump, I want to think only and very clear, put him in jail or let him go period!

[@geraldthomas8948]

America is really sick.

[@analgas]

🇬🇧Unfortunately, I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet if Trump gets in again. 💨

[@irenafarm]

We’re well able to recover from this if we choose democracy in November. One positive thing I have learned from this clown show: our system is _amazing_. Our potential as a community of Americans has never been fully tapped. What we have now is the result of a surge here and there as one faction pushes their agenda, then another. We’ve never seen what can happen when we _fully_ trust in our system, our rule of law, and our people. This isn’t nationalism. My vision is that the power of the American community can sweep up the entire globe into a prosperous, sustainable future centered on uplifting individuals.

[@PaulPaul-vj2vx]

So one magazine destroys us democracy… interesting

[@suehowie152]

Assisted.. A disinformation rag.

[@ceddie2762]

This is not illegal by the way....amazing

[@CB-el3sv]

The fact that his followers believed the national inquier does not surprise me one bit

[@cani006]

Ted is so submissive, now it is time for him to admit that the fake news was correct, his father did it😅😅😅😅

[@softtaco8264]

Its funny because id trust that tabloid before your network

[@supersquirrel7546]

If Cruz doesn't campaign to stop Trump after this news, we can bet Donnie has some serious dirt on Ted that could end his career in a heartbeat.

[@marydevlin2829]

Why would the enquirer go along with this if it didn’t have any benefit for them?

[@bermanramirez2913]

The benefit was not economic gain, but having access to the orange king!

[@terrencekane8203]

Ted Cruz, like spineless Chris Sununu, is still voting for Trump.

[@caronstout354]

As well as Bill Barr...

[@kyddshine]

lol, so rich. It was not Putin! In the end it was grocery store trash mags! Merica!

[@roberts1918]

Oh, it was Putin as well. That was proven by the Mueller investigation. Just because the didn’t have enough evidence to convict for conspiracy doesn’t mean there was no there there.

[@johnwright9372]

It was both, and more.

[@kyddshine]

@@johnwright9372 More! Like bat boy and Putin had a love child, that Hillary hide in Obama’s basement because Bush Sr had a deal with devil, over a bad check by Trump for Saddam’s rings. No, more and it is in line at grocery store! Who needs TV!

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Yep!​@@johnwright9372

[@patrickabas1112]

excellent report

[@danielpowers2413]

News flash: nobody reads the National Enquirer.

[@MSNBCult]

ultra TDS. ❄️💧🤣

[@Trollzarefunny]

Hush kumrade pederazzzzzz 😂

[@wearethedivineoneearth]

The Daily Show... TDS Yes their awesome!

[@CalebTrask]

TDS: Trump is Doomed to be Sentenced.

[@Bryan-yx2rt]

What exactly is TDS?.give details

[@erincoco612]

😂😂says the troll acct 8 months old.....

[@MSNBCult]

Imagine having one man living in your head nonstop 24/7 rent free for 9+ years, just because he hurt and continues to hurt your feelings with words, lol, couldn't be me. 😆

[@mac888spectral7]

Actually Donald started charging Barack for the space. No more freebies.

[@CalebTrask]

Igor, your shilling skills are weak like TFG.

[@invisibleman1028]

Did you hear how this was done for countless politicians and celebrities ?

[@cymbolichuman433]

It's a hard cruel world and most of these figureheads know this.A regular everyday person couldn't handle the scrutiny of public disapproval. We couldn't handle the constant disruption of our lives, we can't stand for our privacy invaded, and they can't possibly have a heart or soul like regular people.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

The enquirer was probably scandalised about cruz having had so few mistresses! 🤣🤣🤣

[@ALabInSaintDenis]

And after all of that, ol' Teddy got on his knees for Trump. Texas likes this guy Ted enough to keep him around🤦🏿‍♂️.

[@TheAginG420]

I'm sorry, who pays attention to the National Enquirer? That's been a tabloid forever.

[@patriciatinkey2677]

Have you looked at his mags nuts lately? They are clearly people who Would buy the enquirer, either at Walmart or the Gas & Liquor Store!

[@matthew3136]

I loved Perry Mason as a kid.

[@Bruno-ns7gm]

The story being covered is so much more when it comes to life via Miss Alex's voice of real conviction and truth in journalism.

[@heidik-lady8135]

Like the NYT does year after year but they get a pass 🤔🤷

[@carolwilliams8281]

THE ENQUIRER??? YOU'RE QUOTING A STORY FROM THE ENQUIRER? You all ARE desperate! 😂😂😂

[@user-cd1lk8ho9j]

If there was a love child, we would know all about it.

[@mikesskyranch]

Oh, like the national inquiry is a real news magazine… You know like the articles about the three headed babies and so on lol

[@joseanker2059]

And today does Ted Cruz support Trump?

[@dannydevito5729]

It's hilarious that Ted Cruz is STILL catching strays

[@millybrown5664]

You mean like how you guys have been doing to him for 10 years now?

[@letsgobrandoniagree6803]

They’re brain dead. They don’t realized it has and is still happening

[@timtigerjazz]

He also coordinated with Steve Bannon, Cambridge Analytica, and social media groups, Julian Assange and Wiki and probably the Russian fake news memes etc. In fact if he hadn’t manipulated his chances of winning we wouldn’t be on this page, because as it was he only just limped over the finish line the first time and ever since it’s just bluster.

[@mrfuzztone]

What is Ted Cruz thinking these days? Will Cruz continue to be a wimp and subservient to Trump? Ted didn't just lose a spine. He lost his soul.

[@irenafarm]

He’s more than likely controlled by the Kremlin.

[@lorettabethea4731]

They r 2 spineless to sue- probably 2 late now. Been8 years

[@user-jd1kc9xw1x]

So, has anybody looked into purchasing records for National Enquirer @ Walmart during this time period? Just a thought.,.

[@cindysimpson6428]

And the corrupt government would never do anything so dispicable. WOULD THEY.

[@osamashatat]

How does anyone support Cruz? Trump attacked his father, trump attacked his wife and and cowered like a spineless pos How horrible of a person must you be to vote for Ted Cruz

[@jujubees711]

What's crazy is how Fox went along with Trump talking about this outrageous National Enquirer story on Ted Cruz's dad, instead of thinking, something's not right about this guy Trump?

[@cautiouslyhopeful]

Okay so about the lovechild... Can we get some interviews?

[@jerseyboy1791]

Shouldn't he face more charges after knowing all this information ?

[@maggiesmith9083]

Whereas you are as subtle as a sledge hammer

[@irenafarm]

Crazy to think we probably would have had President Ted Cruz during Covid. And probably again in 2020. And weirdly, that would have been a better outcome for the world than Trump.

[@andrewroberts6123]

Why didn’t Ted Cruz have anything to say about this, (back when Trump & The National Inquire made the claim) ? Why didn’t Ted Cruz sue them both for defamation ?

[@M.M435]

I would love to see some of his past cronies come out and bring civil charges against him.