SAN JOSE, Calif. — Donald Trump declared Thursday that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is no longer “Lyin’ Ted Cruz.” That nickname is now reserved for Hillary Clinton.
Trump told his California supporters he was often doubted by many until more of his GOP primary opponents continued to drop out of the race.
“So we started off with 17. When you have 14, 12, 10, 9, 6 people, even in New York, I had three. Two good guys — Ted Cruz and John Kasich, but I had three,” he said as the crowd roared. Trump appeared to notice some in his crowd were calling Cruz “Lyin’ Ted Cruz,” the moniker he branded the Texas Republican with.
“No, I want to save that now for Hillary — lyin’, lyin’ Hillary — lyin’. She is such a liar.”
“Ted Cruz is no longer a liar. We don’t say Lyin’ Ted anymore. We love Ted,” said Trump, as the crowd cheered louder. “We love him. Right? We love him.”
Trump added, “We don’t want to say Lyin’ Ted. I’d love to pull it out and just use it on lyin’, crooked Hillary. Love this, because she’s a liar.”