Posted on 02/03/2016 1:24:39 PM PST by CA Conservative
Ted Cruz unloaded on his rival Donald Trump after the real estate mogul accused him of voter fraud over Twitter. "I wake up every day and laugh at the latest thing Donald has tweeted," said Cruz, calling Wednesday’s outburst a "Trumpertantrum" brought on by Trump's inability to "debate the substance."
On Wednesday morning, Trump sent out a series of tweets demanding the caucus results in Iowa be nullified due to what he claimed was voter fraud perpetrated by the Cruz campaign. In particular, Trump singled out reports that the Cruz campaign told voters during the caucus Dr. Ben Carson had dropped out of the race, causing some of them to switch to Cruz.
At a press conference before a meeting with voters in Goffstown, New Hampshire, the new frontrunner in the Republican race pulled no punches. "It is no surprise that Donald is throwing yet another temper tantrum – or if you like, another Trumpertantrum," Cruz said. "It seems his reaction to everything is to throw a fit, and I understand that Donald finds it very hard to lose. But at the end of the day, the people of Iowa spoke."
"There's a reason that Donald engages in insult after insult - because he can't debate the substance," Cruz continued. "He doesn't actually want to talk about issues."
The Texas senator wasn't done. "Donald's insults get more and more hysterical the more and more upset he gets," Cruz said. "I think they're very funny. I wake up every day and laugh at the latest thing Donald has tweeted." He questioned Trump's temperament for the job of commander-in-chief, saying "we're liable to wake up one day and Donald, as president, will have nuked Denmark."
"You know, my girls are five and seven," Cruz said. "And I got tell you, Caroline and Catherine are better behaved than a presidential candidate who insults people every day." The line drew cheers and huge applause from the assembled New Hampshirites waiting to meet him.
Asked whether Cruz planned to fire the staffers accused of misleading Iowa caucus-goers, the senator demurred. "This is not a campaign that scapegoats our staffers, that holds someone out and fires them for political purposes," he told a reporter. "And I would note that the news story we passed on was true and accurate . . . is it a dirty trick to pass on your news stories?"
The mailers are a tactic used by both sides for decades.
Get over it...
Why? Has he been wrong with his characterizations so far? If it’s just done to falsely accuse I can understand the heartache. If it’s on target, oh well. Call a spade a spade in my book.
National Review lining up behind Teddy. Should tell you all you need to know about him (hint: it’s all about electing Rubio).
So when he said build the wall, that was tearing his opponents down. Yeah, right.
“And I got tell you, Caroline and Catherine are better behaved than a presidential candidate”
I admire Cruz but Caroline and Catherine aren’t running for president.
Another difference between Cruz and trump voters. Yeah I support trump. But if he started pulling Ted cruzes I’d dump him in a second. You guys? Apparently not.
People who know him dislike him. Now he's showing America why and they dislike him. Unfortunate really, he has potential.
I’ve said that, if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I would be dating her.
~~Donald Trump.
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Yeah. A Joke. HA HA.
Very Funny.
Yup.
His fans are saying he was defrauded and they cheer him on.
Which means people who support him are like cargo cult worshipers.
Trump is always right and every one else is always wrong.
Trump is more like—crazy like a fox. ;^)
isnt Ted always telling us he’s not a typical politician? But he pulls rules from the democratic rule book and we’re suppose to give hi, a pass? Maybe in your world.........
..The mailers are a tactic used by both sides for decades.
Get over it...
Apparently Cruz supporters by their own admission, are perfectly fine with politics as usual from Cruz. And an admission that he is no different from others when it comes to dirty politics. Too bad.
No, you wouldn’t.
I see that but still....Jesus does not deal in half truths does he?
I’m being a little salty about this because Cruz has claimed for himself the “Jesus” mantle in a pretty overt way. I wish he hadn’t done that, it makes me uncomfortable.
Knowing that Trump has a sense of humor, he probably loves the TrumperTantrum meme.
If the Cruz campaign really did this it is a crime against the voters. It IS tampering with the election.
I saw that!
FR is widely read; so maybe that is where it started; who knows. Would be cool if so.
I actually was 20 feet away from Cruz on Sunday. I was going to get my picture taken with him; and mention the Trumpertantrum phrase.
Decided I didnt want to get in line and seem like a groupie so I just moved on. Now I wish I would have gotten that picture!
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