The Donald Responds To Lyin Ted Cruz Accusations Fasten your seatbelts, folks. The 2016 presidential race is about to get even more messy. As has been reported in this space by both this writer and a colleague, on March 24, the National Enquirer published a story regarding Texas Senator Ted Cruz having had multiple extra marital affairs. For this writers part, immediate accusations came of being paid off by the Donald and his campaign. (Yeah, no.) There were also statements in the comments both on my pieces and those posted elsewhere on the internet that due to the closeness of Mr. Trump to the owner of the National Enquirer, the piece was planted. This afternoon, after 20 hours of silence on the matter on all forms of social media, Donald Trump posted this on his Facebook page: I have no idea whether or not the cover story about Ted Cruz in this weeks issue of the National Enquirer is true or not, but I had absolutely nothing to do with it, did not know about it, and have not, as yet, read it. Likewise, I have nothing to do with the National Enquirer and unlike Lyin Ted Cruz I do not surround myself with political hacks and henchman and then pretend total innocence. Ted Cruzs problem with the National Enquirer is his and his alone, and while they were right about O.J. Simpson, John Edwards, and many others, I certainly hope they are not right about Lyin Ted Cruz. I look forward to spending the week in Wisconsin, winning the Republican nomination and ultimately the Presidency in order to Make America Great Again. Donald J. Trump And, just to add a twist to the whole thing, it turns out the reporter who broke the story at NE is actually the same one who broke some of the others, and has at least one Pulitzer. For the record, the National Enquirer also denies any collusion between them and Trump. Contrast that with Ted Cruzs statement. To borrow a phrase from All the Presidents Men, thats a non-denial denial. (At least he didnt say I did not have sex with that woman.) And to make matters more muddied, one of the women named in the pictures this morning told a reporter to talk to her lawyer. Amanda Carpenter basically echoed Cruzs statements. No mention of lawsuits for defamation of character or liable, which would be justifiably warranted in this case if the story is indeed not true. Cruz is supposedly a great lawyer. Why not sue the National Enquirer and Trump if there was proof they colluded to smear him and ruin his name? Theres a lot more out there on this story, but given the nature of the sourcing, and that just about everyone is reacting without thinking or having all the facts, that is where this will lie for now. Whatever is the reality, the way this is all being conducted is rather suspicious. The truth will eventually come out and someone will not be happy about it. 