Cruz Unloads on Trump

Ted Cruz accused Donald Trump of saying “anything to try to get elected" and that "truth is not a barrier for him." In an interview with THE WEEKLY STANDARD, Cruz said the Trump campaign's claimthat the Texas senator illegally coordinated with a super PAC was untrue, adding that it fit a pattern of the New York businessman lashing out after losing, as he did Tuesday in the Wisconsin primary.

"Donald has a simple pattern. When he loses, he gets angry. He yells, he screams, he insults, he often curses," said Cruz. But Trump's statement after Tuesday's primary wasn't a mere insult—the campaign claimed without evidence that Cruz and super PACs supporting him had engaged in illegal activity. Cruz denied the charge but stopped short of saying Trump's campaign was lying about it.

"Donald has long demonstrated he will say anything to try to get elected, and truth is not a barrier for him," said Cruz. "He makes absurd statements on a daily basis, and he'll often make multiple contradictory statements."

The supposed coordination to which Trump's campaign referred was likely a set of three rallies in Wisconsin hosted by a pro-Cruz PAC called Keep the Promise. Cruz appeared as a special guest at those rallies, which is not illegal under campaign-finance laws nor prohibited by federal elections rules.

"Ted Cruz is invited to appear and speak at a wide variety of events, and our legal counsel established procedures at the outset of the campaign to ensure that his attendance at any event is handled in a manner consistent with FEC regulations and advisory opinions," said a Cruz campaign spokesperson.