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Q-32Recorded statementPolitical opponentsMay 3, 2016

What he said about Rafael Cruz, father of Sen. Ted Cruz

“His father was with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to Oswald’s being, you know, shot!”

Donald Trump · May 3, 2016

Context

Fox & Friends interview, repeating a tabloid story. He said the story had been reported and others were ignoring it. FactCheck.org found no evidence for the claim; his campaign gave none.

Sources

  1. FactCheck.org, May 3, 2016factcheck.orghttps://www.factcheck.org/2016/05/trumps-tall-tabloid-tale/ #149
  2. PolitiFact, May 3, 2016politifact.comhttps://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/may/03/donald-trump/donald-trumps-ridiculous-claim-linking-ted-cruzs-f/ #308

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