Ted Cruz in 2016: "Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence."

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"Donald needs to stop threatening the voters. He needs to stop threatening the delegates. He is not a mobster," Cruz told Glenn Beck during a radio interview. The interview came after Trump supporters allegedly made death threats made against the Colorado GOP chairman following Cruz's victory there and Trump ally Roger Stone's insistence that he will release the names and hotel room info of anti-Trump delegates at the Republican convention.

"Roger Stone is threatening in Cleveland to put out the hotel room of any delegate that dare crosses Donald Trump," Cruz said. "That is the tactic of union thugs. That is violence. It is oppressive. The idea that Donald is threatening delegates we're seeing this pattern over and over again."

"Donald Trump now has a consistent pattern of inciting violence," Cruz said.

The Texas Senator called the threats and intimidation against Steve House, the Colorado GOP chairman, in the wake of Cruz's 34 delegate sweep in Colorado as perhaps "the most troubling" incident involving the Trump campaign thus far."

More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cruz-trump-now-has-a-consistent-pattern-of-inciting-violence/

Cruz had experienced Trump's 2016 attempts to intimidate delegates who voted against him. Just incredible that he objected to Biden's electors on Trump's behalf four years later.

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2. tRump must have told him there's a hit on him or his family if he doesn't toe the tRumpy line.

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How else can anyone do such an 180?

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3. Craven political ambition.

Erin Burnett did a great job tonight outlining Cruz's initial recognition of exactly who Trump is, vs. his toadying up to him, vs. his claim earlier today that he had disagreed with Trump's rhetoric over the last four years.

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4. I would like to see Cruz tied to a chair and have...

...him have to watch a continuous loop of all his statements criticizing Trump until he finally answers the question, “What the hell happened to make you do such a 180?”