Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz both called on Donald Trump to tell the New York Times to release an alleged recording of Trump during an off-the-record portion of an interview that suggests much of what the GOP front-runner has been saying on his immigration policies is essentially his opening bid in a negotiation.
But why bother? Trump basically said the exact same thing in an interview with the Washington Examiner’s Byron York in January:
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/704501441780518913
Sounds like SECRET TAPE might have Trump saying what he said on the record to Byron York. https://t.co/9ifp7rJH4x pic.twitter.com/GamjEqjRWC
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 29, 2016
And Trump told Sean Hannity last night that “everything’s negotiable”:
Trump gets NYT Q, basically repeats what he told @ByronYork before this became a thing https://t.co/6CJWzWvCF2
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 1, 2016
Trump on NYT interview leak: ‘Everything’s negotiable’ https://t.co/oSdu7JenPZ
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) March 1, 2016
Even the question if 11 million illegal immigrants will be deported or not:
https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/704626589972176898
Will this change what Rubio and Cruz say on the trail?
https://twitter.com/mckaycoppins/status/704426120041603073
Cruz on off record NYT Trump recordings: "Donald, I call on you now — allow the Times to release the tape."
— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) March 1, 2016
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