New York Democrats Don’t Take Kindly to Ted Cruz’s Swipe at The Bronx

NY Dems Didn’t Take Too Kindly to Ted Cruz’s Swipe at the Bronx (Mediaite)

Senator Ted Cruz took a brief swipe at the Bronx during a speech he gave on Saturday. As a result, some New York Democrats fired back at Cruz for what they deemed a cheap shot about stereotypes in the Bronx.

Cruz gave a speech to Americans for Prosperity and touched on the subject of immigration, saying, “Now, I understand that Manhattan is very concerned with their security with the Bronx, but it’s a little bit different on 2,000 miles of the Rio Grande.”

Of course, Cruz got some pushback for those remarks. New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito told CBS 2, “It really is ignorance, because if you do know the reality of what is happening in New York City, if you know the reality of what is happening in the Bronx, you know that what you’re saying is an outright lie.”