In Stunning Attack, Cruz Accuses Leader McConnell of Lying
In a stunning, public attack on his own party leader, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of lying, and said he was no better than his Democratic predecessor and couldn't be trusted.
Cruz, a Texan who is running for president but ranks low in early polling, delivered the broadside in a speech on the Senate floor Friday, an extraordinary departure from the norms of Senate behavior that demand courtesy and respect.
"Not only what he told every Republican senator, but what he told the press over and over and over again, was a simple lie," Cruz said.
At issue were assurances Cruz claimed McConnell, R-Ky., had given that there was no deal to allow a vote to renew the federal Export-Import Bank — a little-known federal agency that has become a rallying cry for conservatives. Cruz rose to deliver his remarks moments after McConnell had lined up a vote on the Export-Import Bank for coming days.
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/cruz-mcconnell-lied-im-bank-trusted-32663137
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Stay tuned for the next episode.
in a strip mall somewhere .
Prepare for the repukes to start bad mouthing each other for attention like Trump does .
