We all know about the twitter war between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, regarding their wives. An anti-Trump Super Pac ran a nude picture of Melanie Trump and asked if people really wanted this to be the next first lady. What Trump should have done is condemned an obvious cheap shot on his wife. He should have blamed Cruz, which would have probably worked even though Cruz had nothing to do with this. That would have really hurt Cruz. But instead Trump responded by threatening Heidi Cruz. Then, incredibly, he posted an unflattering picture of Heidi Cruz next to a glowing picture Melanie Trump. It was a huge mistake. Cruz responded with a withering attack on Trump. Cruz looked straight into the camera and called Trump a sniveling coward. This is a classic example of someone taking on a bully and taking him out. It was a beautiful thing.
Then today, National Inquirer published a hit piece on Ted Cruz alleging numerous sex scandals. Coincidence? Probably not! Trump and Enquirer CEO David Pecker have been friends for year. Trump even recommended David Pecker to be the CEO of Time Magazine. National Enquirer ran a hit piece on Jeb Bush claiming he was involved in the drug trade and also accused Bush of a sex scandal. It ran an article slamming Carly Fiorina for her druggie daughter. Numerous times it has reported that Hillary Clinton is dying, she has strokes, brain cancer, depression, alcoholism, ms, endometriosis and paranoia. It even ran a hit piece on Ben Carson accusing him of medical malpractice. But with regard to Donald Trump, the National Enquirer publishes glowing headlines. For example it ran an article with a flattering picture of Trump saying: “The Man Behind the Legend.”
Following is a video clip from CNN this morning. Kate Bolduan was hosting a segment regarding the twitter war. She asked Trump supporter Adriana Cohen if she was ready to move on. She didn’t take the hint. The link to the video is below:
Instead of moving on, Cohen dropped the National Inquirer story on Amanda Carpenter, who is one of the alleged mistresses. Bolduan tried desperately to stop Cohen from repeating the story and quickly said that CNN is not supporting the National Inquirer report:
“It will come as no surprise to our viewers, CNN has no reporting on what you’re talking about coming from from The National Enquirer,”
Then Amanda Carpenter fought back. This is the kind of defense you get from someone who has been falsely accused:
“What’s out there is tabloid trash. If someone wants to comment on it, they can talk to my lawyer. It’s categorically false. You should be ashamed for spreading this smut. Donald Trump supporters should be held to account for it. …I will not be intimidated. I will continue to make my thoughts known about Donald Trump. I’m not backing down.”
This is the kind of denial that you get when someone is confronted with a patently false accusation. When you get this kind of response your lawyer starts checking your insurance policy to see if you have coverage for a defamation of character claim.
I have been watching the news and neither Fox News nor CNN is doing ANY reporting on this story. This story is exploding on twitter, primarily by people who are more than willing to believe any negative rumor about Ted Cruz.
This is incredible. It has the potential to do far more damage to Trump than to Cruz. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a lot of people who have been trashed by the National Enquirer seize the day. Just recently we had the huge verdict with regard to Erin Andrews and Hulk Hogan. Ironically it is Donald Trump who has suggested that we change laws to make it easier to sue for libel. Checked your own insurance lately Donald.
TDM