texas sen. ted cruz has made no secret of the fact that he spanks his daughter when she misbehaves. he has also suggested the american people should deliver a <u+201c>spanking<u+201d> to hillary clinton.









now, he is prescribing the same discipline for a protester who interrupted him during a rally in indiana on sunday.









<u+201c>apparently there<u+2019>s a young man who<u+2019>s having some problems,<u+201d> cruz said as the man yelled: <u+201c>you suck!<u+201d>









<u+201c>thank you, son,<u+201d> cruz replied, before adding that he believes <u+201c>children should actually speak with respect.<u+201d>









<u+201c>imagine what a different world it would be if someone had told donald trump that years ago,<u+201d> he said. <u+201c>you know, in my household, when a child behaves that way, they get a spanking.<u+201d>









the exchange comes as cruz and trump are stumping for every last vote heading into to the republican primary in indiana on tuesday. trump leads cruz by roughly 9 percentage points, 42%-32.7%, in the realclearpolitics average of recent hoosier polls. a win there could help solidify trump<u+2019>s claim to the nomination, while dealing cruz a formidable blow.
ted cruz: protester would get spanking at my house
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