Ted Cruz: Anyone in campaign attacking a reporter would be a 'fireable offense'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks with reporters before a rally at the historic Coronado Performing Arts Center Monday, March 14, 2016, in Rockford, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Ted Cruz says it would be a "fireable offense" for anyone in his campaign to physically assault a reporter.
The Texas senator made the comment Monday in a news conference prior to a rally in Decatur, Illinois. Cruz was asked about allegations that Donald Trump's campaign manager assaulted a reporter.
Cruz has been intensifying his anti-Trump rhetoric in recent days, also criticizing and partially blaming the outspoken billionaire for the sometimes violent atmosphere at his rallies.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cruz says, "At the end of the day, the responsibility for any campaign rests with the candidate."
Cruz calls it a "bizarre world" in which reporters are asking if it's OK for political campaign staffers to assault journalists.
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