Ted Cruz attempts to laugh off his ‘New York values’
comment on 'Fallon,' but won’t back down from it
BY
JASON SILVERSTEIN
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Friday, April 15, 2016, 9:26 AM
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Ted Cruz publicly professed his love for New York City — in a bad comedy sketch.
Attempting to prove he has a sense of humor, the GOP presidential second-runner appeared on “The Tonight Show” Thursday — where Jimmy Fallon, acting as Donald Trump, ribbed him for his
“New York values”slam.
Fallon, playing the bloviating billionaire, asked Cruz about his infamous slap in the face of Gotham.
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New York Values, Fallon-Cruz style.
“I’m not going to pander to New York,” Cruz said in the sketch.
“I love New York City. It is the greatest city in the world. When I said New York values, I was merely trying to say I value New York. But I was saying it backwards, the way Yoda would say it.”
Polls show Trump is all but certain to crush Cruz in the Tuesday vote.
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Ted Cruz and Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show" Thursday.
Cruz conceded that Trump has the home state advantage, but said he still plans to take on the billionaire businessman at the Republican National Convention in July.
Asked if he would support Trump as a nominee, Cruz told Fallon: "I am working very, very hard to not have to answer that question."
All fluff aside, Cruz made his stance on "New York values" abundantly clear earlier Thursday, during the New York Republican Gala.
“Good Day New York” hosts Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly asked the Texas senator if he regretted his controversial comment.
Cruz
responded,“Not remotely.”
jsilverstein@nydailynews.com