Ted Cruz gave a short press conference this morning on the Islamic terrorist attack in Brussels, hammering Obama for his failure to even recognize the problem of radical Islamic terrorism and Trump for his calls to withdraw from NATO.







Cruz said even Obama hasn’t argued for withdrawing from NATO like Trump has, and then pointed out that doing so would be preemptive surrender.

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Here are some of the highlights:

.@TedCruz to reporters in D.C.: "ISIS has declared jihad on Europe, and on the United States." — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 22, 2016

.@TedCruz: "In the wake of Brussels, we don't need a lecture from President Obama on Islamophobia." — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 22, 2016

.@TedCruz on Trump and NATO: "Donald Trump is wrong that we should withdraw from the world and abandon our allies." — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 22, 2016

.@tedcruz: Trump's call to scale back U.S. involvement in NATO is "sadly consistent" with his "neutrality" comment on Israel. — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 22, 2016

.@TedCruz: "It is striking" that #Brussels happened the day after Trump floated reducing U.S. involvement in NATO. — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 22, 2016

.@TedCruz accuses Obama of "standing at a press conference with Raul Castro as a prop." — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 22, 2016

.@TedCruz on Obama and Cuba: America needs a president who doesn't "grovel before a communist dictator." — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 22, 2016

In the wake of the attacks in #Brussels, Obama should return to the U.S. from Cuba or go to Belgium, @TedCruz says. — Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) March 22, 2016