Cruz suggests O'Rourke campaign money funds migrant caravan

Sen. Ted CruzRafael (Ted) Edward CruzO's Rourke brings back thousands of dollars to Hollywood celebrities Former ICE chief: Trump's extra troops at the border will do "absolutely nothing" Poll: Cruz leads O & # 39; Rourke 3 points in the Texas PLUS Senate race (R) claimed Friday that his opponent in the Texas Senate race, Rep. Beto O 'RourkeRobert (Beto) Francis O'RourkePoll: Cruz leads O'Rourke 3 points in the Texas Senate race A little boy dressed as O'Rourke for Halloween goes viral Electoral Countdown: Trump does vibrate GOP, Spars with Ryan on citizenship | Republicans under pressure to denounce Steve King | Dem confidence grows up | Pelosi says that Dems will take home | Party wants young voters to deliver blue wave | Tester struggles to survive MORE (D), financed a caravan of immigrants traveling to the north of the United States with donations for the campaign.

In a tweet Friday morning, the senator asked if Mr. O. Rourke thought the migrant caravan should be allowed to reach the US-Mexico border in Texas and ask for asylum.

He also asked if the campaign dollars raised by O 'Rourke's campaign had been used to illegally fund the caravan.

The senator was referring to a video of the conservative militant organization Project Veritas claiming to show O.Rourke's staff campaign funds for the purchase of supplies for migrants. that Cruz claims to have been sent to the caravan.

Mr. O. Rourke's campaign revealed to the Texas Tribune that the funds, less than $ 300 in total, had been donated to a nonprofit organization in Texas to help previously arrived migrants in the city. .

The campaign also pointed out that the donation would be properly reported to the FEC.

The Veritas Project has often targeted Democrats with undercover operations, although the group has been criticized for editing videos subjectively.

"Two basic questions that every journalist should ask Beto today: (1) should the" caravan "be allowed to enter Texas illegally? (Beto refuses to answer.) And (2) your budget of campaign been illegally funded? " the senator tweeted.

Two basic questions that every journalist should ask Beto today: (1) Should the "caravan" be allowed to enter Texas illegally? (Beto refuses to answer.) And (2) was the money from your campaign illegally funded? https://t.co/5HcePn3AGs

– Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 2, 2018

Cruz's campaign suggestion comes just four days before mid-term elections on Tuesday, when Cruz and O & Rourke face a tight race at Cruz's post.

Cruz's campaign was the subject of a statement on Friday, saying the Veritas project video showed OW's campaign staff members were committing illegal acts.

"Beto's election campaign members confirmed in a video released last night that they were supplying immigrants who had crossed the border illegally.It is a legitimate question to ask.And more importantly, that What Cruz asked first – Why Beto does not have it? O Rourke said what should be done when the caravan would reach the border. He refuses to answer but the Texans deserve to know what he would do – will he support border security or will he be complicit in encouraging them to enter illegally? "a campaign spokesperson wrote in an e-mail .

O 'Rourke's campaign reacted by accusing Cruz of trying to deceive the Texans.

"Ted Cruz is pushing fear and paranoia because he wants to divide and mislead Texans four days before this election," said Beto O. Rourke in a statement. "We should bring people together and define ourselves not by those who scare us but by what we want to achieve."

President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump worried Zinke broke the rules during referral to the Department of Justice: a report signed by 1,600 scientists opposes Trump's plan to refine the definition of gender and other Republicans sought to center their messages on migrant immigration and caravans, especially at the end of the mid-term cycle. Democrats, on the other hand, have identified GOP lawmakers' support for the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare.

The Democrats are hoping for a net gain of two Senate seats in Tuesday's election and have envisioned Cruz's seat as a potential relay. Recent polls show that Cruz leads O 'Rourke by far.