Sen. Coburn Blasts Trump Camp Over Fabricated Anti-Cruz Tweet


FEB 17, 2016
POSTED BY
KRISTINE LOWDER


Camp Trumphoid is being blasted by a former senator for using a fake quote in an anti-Ted Cruz tweet.

Dan Scavino, of the Trump campaign, claimed that former Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) trashed Ted Cruz as “without a doubt, one of the most dishonest people in DC.” That would’ve been major bad news for Cruz if Sen. Coburn had actually said that. But he didn’t.

In first grade and outside the Trump fiefdom, that’s called a “lie.” The Donald ought to be familiar with the concept. Tongue-lashing others with it seems to be Trump’s favorite indoor sport. He’s certainly been working overtime to pin the label on the conservative firebrand from Texas.

We now know that Camp Trumphoid faked the Coburn “quote.” It took a line from an article by a liberal blogger and presented it in a tweet as a “quote” from Senator Tom Coburn:

Unreal! Highly respected Senator Tom Coburn- said this about Cruz: https://t.co/2WswDhyPQD
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2016

Speaking of first grade…

The quote actually came from liberal blogger Allen Clifton. The guy bloviates at ForwardProgressives. He’s made no secret of his hatred and distaste for Ted Cruz. The line that Scavino and Trump both passed off as a “quote” by Sen. Coburn actually came from a story Clifton wrote last October. It’s titled, Former GOP Senator Blasts Pathological Liar Ted Cruz for Constantly Misleading Americans.

The line Trump and company picked up and linked to is from Clifton’s piece. It goes like this:

I’ve made no secret of my total disdain for Sen. Ted Cruz. He epitomizes everything that’s wrong with the Republican party. He is, without a doubt, one of the most dishonest people in Washington and, in my opinion, a complete sociopath.

http://buzzpo.com/sen-coburn-blasts-...ti-cruz-tweet/