Ted Cruz seized on a news story Monday claiming The New York Times has an unpublished audio recording of Donald Trump talking off the record about his views on immigration.
The Texas senator is calling on Trump to authorize the release of the full interview he gave to The New York Times editorial board.
“I call on Donald, ask The New York Times to release the tape and do so today before the Super Tuesday primaries,” Cruz told reporters, referring to the recording as a “secret tape.”
The BuzzFeed report published Monday said Trump’s remarks “called into question whether he would stand by his own immigration views.”
The story offers no evidence about what Trump actually said.
Cruz, speaking to reporters in San Antonio the day before Super Tuesday, repeatedly attacked Trump’s record on immigration. The Texas senator said it was in the public interest for the editorial board’s recording to be released.
“Donald Trump’s record on immigration is terrible,” Cruz said.
Sen. Marco Rubio echoed Cruz’s call for Trump to ask the paper to make the comment’s public during a campaign event in Conway, Arkansas.
CNN has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
New York Times spokeswoman Eileen Murphy says the paper has no further comment.
