Ted Cruz fires spokesman over Rubio flap
LAS VEGAS â?? Ted Cruz said Monday he has asked his communications director to resign after spreading a false story on social media about Marco Rubio.
"Our campaign should not have sent it," Cruz said before speaking with supporters at a neighborhood YMCA in Las Vegas. "Thatâ??s why Iâ??ve asked for Rick Tylerâ??s resignation."
Tyler, who has been one of Cruz's most prominent spokesmen, had retweeted a story claiming that Rubio had mocked the Bible during a chance meeting with Cruz's father and an aide in South Carolina. Videotape showed Rubio actually praising the Bible. Tyler later apologized for the incident.
Cruz, whose campaign has been accused of dirty tricks, said Tyler is a "good man," but he has made clear that "we will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards and integrity."
LAS VEGAS â?? Ted Cruz said Monday he has asked his communications director to resign after spreading a false story on social media about Marco Rubio.
"Our campaign should not have sent it," Cruz said before speaking with supporters at a neighborhood YMCA in Las Vegas. "Thatâ??s why Iâ??ve asked for Rick Tylerâ??s resignation."
Tyler, who has been one of Cruz's most prominent spokesmen, had retweeted a story claiming that Rubio had mocked the Bible during a chance meeting with Cruz's father and an aide in South Carolina. Videotape showed Rubio actually praising the Bible. Tyler later apologized for the incident.
Cruz, whose campaign has been accused of dirty tricks, said Tyler is a "good man," but he has made clear that "we will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards and integrity."
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