Several months ago, Cruz said, “we were all amazed and joking about the fact that the Clinton campaign used ropes to hold back reporters, to keep them away from Hillary Clinton, and that seemed like the height of disdain from a candidate for reporters and the media,” the Texas senator and GOP presidential candidate said. “We never envisioned that it would now reach the levels of allegations of significant physical assault. Physically assaulting a reporter is a fireable offense, and at the end of the day, responsibility for any campaign rests with the candidate.”