Clinton highlights tweets by Romney, Cruz bashing Trump University

by Ben Kamisar - 06/01/16 11:59 AM ET

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign is drawing attention to prominent Republicans’ criticisms of Trump University, Donald Trump’s controversial for-profit education company.

{mosads}Clinton and her top aides have in recent days retweeted tweets by 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who dropped their own failed bids earlier this year, slamming Trump University as deceptive.

The move comes one day after a federal court released hundreds of documents detailing Trump University’s strategy in a case alleging fraud.

Clinton’s official account retweeted a March tweet by Romney reading: “Here’s what I know. Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University.”

She followed up by writing, “Trump’s for-profit university deceived & exploited students to take their money. And he has the gall to call the media ‘sleazy.'”

Here’s what I know. Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. (1/2)

— Mitt Romney (@MittRomney) March 3, 2016

The gist: Trump’s for-profit university deceived & exploited students to take their money.

And he has the gall to call the media “sleazy.”

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 1, 2016

Clinton’s national press secretary, Brian Fallon, shared a tweet from Rubio arguing that Trump, the presumptive 2016 standard-bearer, made millions while “Trump University duped everyday Americans.” Fallon pointed an arrow to the tweet, with a note reading, “What he said.”

Fallon similarly shared a tweet from Cruz that asked supporters to get their own Trump University “Certificate of Deception.”

“Ted Cruz agrees Trump University is a scam that sought to fleece hardworking Americans for the benefit of Trump,” Fallon added.

Trump University duped everyday Americans — and Donald Trump made millions off of it. https://t.co/bt8WUbt9gq

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) February 28, 2016

What he said –> https://t.co/9VccL0E6DR

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 1, 2016

Get your own #TrumpUniversity certificate of deception here —> https://t.co/BwfVMBbHfU pic.twitter.com/QeeU9ZAtxu

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 3, 2016

Ted Cruz agrees Trump University is a scam that sought to fleece hardworking Americans for the benefit of Trump. https://t.co/OYA5n8iKqL

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 1, 2016

Clinton’s camp has jumped on Tuesday afternoon’s release of Trump University documents in an effort to cast the for-profit educational program as a scam.

Trump faces a handful of lawsuits alleging that the program defrauded students, some who paid tuition as high as $35,000.

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