Trey Gowdy Accuses Ted Cruz of Fake Facebook Page Claiming He Switched EndorsementWith the South Carolina presidential primary only days away, the Republican race is taking a nasty turn.
After Ben Carson accused Ted Cruz of foul play in Iowa, the other candidates have begun piling on Cruz and branding him a “liar” who uses dirty tactics.
South Carolina congressman Trey Gowdy, who supports Marco Rubio, released a statement on Tuesday accusing the Texas Senator of more “dishonest and underhanded tactics.”
Cruz is repudiating accusations from Gowdy that his campaign was involved in creating the fake Facebook account.
Our campaign had absolutely nothing to do with this fraudulent Facebook post.
https://t.co/OGMlAsnLPm — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 16, 2016
This kind of deception is deplorable and nothing like it would be tolerated by this campaign.
https://t.co/ZUqtCu2Kme — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 16, 2016
From Politico:
“Our campaign had absolutely nothing to do with this fraudulent Facebook post,” Cruz tweeted Tuesday night.
“This kind of deception is deplorable and nothing like it would be tolerated by this campaign,” he continued.
There’s no evidence that Cruz or his campaign were behind this, but Gowdy is accusing him anyway.
That’s disappointing.
Gowdy is usually a straight shooter.
He should know better than to make unsubstantiated accusations without at least some evidence, considering he is a former prosecutor.
Why don’t you investigate it, Gowdy? Maybe you’ll do a better job with that than you have with the Benghazi crimes.
http://www.youngcons.com/trey-gowdy-accuses-ted-cruz-of-fake-facebook-page-claiming-he-switched-endorsement/