New York and New Jersey Republicans are having none of Ted Cruz’s crap

The following article by Abby Baird was posted on the ThinkProgress website August 30, 2017:

New York values, baby.

Republican presidential candidates New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Left, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, during a break at the Fox Business Network Republican Presidential Debate at the North Carolina Charleston Coliseum, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.  Credit:  AP Photo, Chuck Burton

Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) came out swinging Wednesday morning, saying on Morning Joe that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is “crap,” and that the Texas senator should apologize for his 2013 vote against a Hurricane Sandy relief bill as Hurricane Harvey tears through Cruz’s own state.
Earlier this week, Cruz defended his vote against Sandy relief, saying that the bill contained too much “pork,” and that two-thirds of the funding bill had nothing to do with Sandy. But Cruz’s characterization of the bill is wholly incorrect, as a number of outlets have noted in recent days. Continue reading “New York and New Jersey Republicans are having none of Ted Cruz’s crap”