"Ted Cruz on Monday asked for the resignation of top aide Rick Tyler, who he accused of a “grave
error of judgment” for promoting a false story that questioned Marco Rubio’s faith.
The story and accompanying transcript from The Daily Pennsylvanian, a student newspaper, said Rubio had walked by a Cruz staffer on Saturday who was reading a Bible, and told him it didn’t “have many answers in it.”
Tyler, Cruz’s communications director, posted the story on Facebook on Sunday, but later deleted it and apologized after a Cruz staffer said Rubio didn’t make any such comment. But Cruz decided greater action was needed.
"Our campaign should not have sent it. That’s why I’ve asked for Rick Tyler’s resignation,” Cruz told reporters in Las Vegas, where he was campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s Nevada caucuses.
He said he spent the morning investigating what happened before coming to his conclusion. “I have made clear in this campaign that we will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards of integrity,” he added.
Cruz’s swift action comes as the Texas senator is facing increased fire from his rivals, who have accused him of running a dirty campaign with no accountability." Politico
The story and accompanying transcript from The Daily Pennsylvanian, a student newspaper, said Rubio had walked by a Cruz staffer on Saturday who was reading a Bible, and told him it didn’t “have many answers in it.”
Tyler, Cruz’s communications director, posted the story on Facebook on Sunday, but later deleted it and apologized after a Cruz staffer said Rubio didn’t make any such comment. But Cruz decided greater action was needed.
"Our campaign should not have sent it. That’s why I’ve asked for Rick Tyler’s resignation,” Cruz told reporters in Las Vegas, where he was campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s Nevada caucuses.
He said he spent the morning investigating what happened before coming to his conclusion. “I have made clear in this campaign that we will conduct this campaign with the very highest standards of integrity,” he added.
Cruz’s swift action comes as the Texas senator is facing increased fire from his rivals, who have accused him of running a dirty campaign with no accountability." Politico
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