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Cruz Laughs at 'Trumper-tantrum,' Says Trump 'Can’t Debate the Substance'
National Review ^ | 2/3/2016 | Brendan Bordelon

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?"


TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 1stcanadiansenator; crybaby; dirtytrickscruz; iowagate; spoiledbrat; tantrum; tds; trump; trumpertantrum; twitter; usualsuspect
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To: CA Conservative

Well, Carson is a Leftist plant who is handsomely paid by either the GOP-e, the DNC, or some other Leftist organization to steal votes from Trump/Cruz so a GOP-e hack can win the primary, so attempting to sabotage Carson’s campaign is a good thing.


121 posted on 02/03/2016 1:54:05 PM PST by Objective Scrutator (All liberals are criminals, and all criminals are liberals)
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To: ScottinVA

Yes, well go ahead and read the treads to find happiness in any of them. Good luck.


122 posted on 02/03/2016 1:54:48 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: beandog

Yeah..........
I would. In a second. It’s ok man.
You’ll stand. Whine your guy, NO MATTER WHAT. Very democratic of you.


123 posted on 02/03/2016 1:54:49 PM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: DoughtyOne

Woops there it is!


124 posted on 02/03/2016 1:55:01 PM PST by Vision Thing (Cruz may've had an Iowa ground game, but he won't fly over this country.)
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To: Amendment10
In fact, note that although Cruz politics that he has initiated the proposal for a marriage amendment to the Constitution to the states, the proposal is evidently still in the Senates in-box since he submitted it in April 2015.

So because the senate leadership has not acted on the bill, that is Ted's fault?

125 posted on 02/03/2016 1:55:05 PM PST by CA Conservative (Texan by birth, Californian by circumstance)
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To: ETL

Well Trumps not quick witted enough when it comes to the issues themselves for that very reason....However, it doesn’t bother Trump in the slightest, (as long as it’s not one on on), even when he’s called out....he just goes into his ‘fantasy spin zone’ and pulls in his followers more than willing to take the ride with him. But he can’t sustain that for much longer as he’s got defectors already.


126 posted on 02/03/2016 1:55:17 PM PST by caww
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To: hillarys cankles

this Carson deal is getting bigger

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Yes, it has been noted that the Cruz message went out AFTER the CNN story. You get that? After. Meaning Carson’s team opened its collective yap to CNN, who reported the story and then Cruz ran with it.

The deal that is getting bigger is how incredibly infantile Trump is behaving because he lost.

Trumpertantrum is gonna stick.


127 posted on 02/03/2016 1:55:18 PM PST by dmz
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To: patq

Trump lost


128 posted on 02/03/2016 1:55:45 PM PST by hollyweed
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To: Responsibility2nd

He was only complementing her beauty. You have a dirty mind.


129 posted on 02/03/2016 1:56:02 PM PST by cradle of freedom
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To: hillarys cankles
Unfortunately for the Cruz-ites, this Carson deal is getting bigger. It’s not going away. Cruz is a dirtbag and trump and Carson aren’t gonna let people forget it.

Unlike the Trump predictions, I am willing to predict it's all downhill now for Cruz.

130 posted on 02/03/2016 1:56:42 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: cradle of freedom

Indeed. Even the serpent serves a cause though. A constant warning to never drop your guard, lest you become poisoned and die.


131 posted on 02/03/2016 1:57:13 PM PST by Kudsman (Beware the disruptors! Are they REALLY supporting a candidate, or are they gop-e or rat operatives?)
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To: hillarys cankles

Haha. Tom sullivan just said what I said.

These Cruz callers are sounding like Hillary voters. Hillary voters will stand behind her no matter what. Man, talk about low expectations.


132 posted on 02/03/2016 1:57:28 PM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: CA Conservative

Make America Great Again said the crybaby.


133 posted on 02/03/2016 1:58:07 PM PST by Berlin_Freeper (Make America Great Again said the crybaby.)
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To: hillarys cankles

We should all be wearing bands around our wrists that say—”What would Ted do.” :^}


134 posted on 02/03/2016 1:58:41 PM PST by cradle of freedom
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To: Eddie01

“He’s Pissed!”

And he’s whining because he’s pissed.


135 posted on 02/03/2016 1:59:06 PM PST by Durbin
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To: dmz

Wrong wrong wrong.
The time stamp on the tweet from the Cruz operative saying he talked with someone INSIDE the Carson campaign and has confirmed Carson is getting out came out BEFORE CNN put it out there.


136 posted on 02/03/2016 1:59:14 PM PST by hillarys cankles
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To: Vision Thing
Great! Maybe he will co-opt this also:

137 posted on 02/03/2016 1:59:44 PM PST by Heartlander (Prediction: Increasingly, logic will be seen as a covert form of theism. - Denyse O'Leary)
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To: cradle of freedom

Cruz is such a phony. He is a Sunday Christian. The rest of the time he is so dishonest and fake. Trump may express himself different from the scripted politicians, but he loves this country and sincerely wants to help turn things around before it’s too late.


138 posted on 02/03/2016 1:59:46 PM PST by beethoven
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To: Kudsman
Why? Has he been wrong with his characterizations so far?

Look what he said about Carly: Who can stand to look at that face? That was a personal attack meant to negate anything of substance she may have to say.

He made a jab about Bush's wife, something about him liking illegals so much he married one. How can someone answer that?

Then he denied Ben Carson's reputation as a great physician. Which I thought was more than a cheap shot.

The man has a huge ego that constantly needs to be stroked. He needs lots of "yes people" surrounding him at all times.

Our Founders' biggest fear was for the people to select someone like Obama who is evil, or Trump who is addicted to flattery.

139 posted on 02/03/2016 2:00:02 PM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
More likely he will throw a punch. Hope Ted knows if Trump is a righty or lefty

Aw c'mon, that's too easy. We all know Trump is a lefty!

140 posted on 02/03/2016 2:01:53 PM PST by Sideshow Bob
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