President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked Rep. Beto O’Rourke as a “Flake!” just hours after O’Rourke hurled Trump’s “Lyin’ Ted” insult at Sen. Ted Cruz during a prime-time debate in San Antonio.
Watched the debate last night & Beto O’Rourke, who wants higher taxes and far more regulations, is not in the same league with Ted Cruz & what the great people of Texas stand for & want. Ted is strong on Crime, Border & 2nd A, loves our Military, Vets, Low Taxes. Beto is a Flake!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2018
“Ted is strong on Crime, Border & 2nd A, loves our Military, Vets, Low Taxes. Beto is a Flake!” the president wrote.
Trump in a second tweet continued praising Cruz, claiming he has supported “massive cuts in taxes and regulations” that brought the best jobs numbers in the history of Texas, and that the senator will protect Second Amendment rights.
Ted Cruz has done so much for Texas, including massive cuts in taxes and regulations – which has brought Texas to the best jobs numbers in the history of the state. He watches carefully over your 2nd Amendment. O’Rourke would blow it all! Ted has long had my Strong Endorsement!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2018
“O’Rourke would blow it all! Ted has long had my Strong Endorsement!” Trump tweeted.
O’Rourke, a Democrat representing El Paso and the surrounding area, was more aggressive toward Cruz during Tuesday’s debate, invoking a name Trump once used against the Texas senator.
“He’s dishonest,” O’Rourke said. “It’s why the president called him ‘Lyin’ Ted,’ and why the nickname stuck.”
O’Rourke has represented himself as someone who could bring Texans together. However, the congressman is behind in polling in the red state in this hotly contested Senate race.
The president is hosting a rally for Cruz in Houston on Monday.
