Horse puckey. Every position Trump took in his announcement speech had already been taken by Cruz. Every single one. All Trump left out was defending religious liberty and abolishing the IRS.
Cruz was advocating for a border wall when Trump was criticizing Romney for being too mean for talking about self deportation in 2012.
Cruz and Paul were calling for a 3 Year moratorium on immigrants from countries with ISIS and Al Queda presence, a list of 33 countries before Trump called for his Muslim ban. They both framed the issue on banning the terrorist threat rather than as a religious issue.
Trump just gets all the attention because of his celebrity bomb thrower style.
Trump wrote books on his stances long before Cruz was a Senator.
Trump gets all of the air time because he has the gumption to get out there and say things that connect with everyone and which NOBODY else has said during this time period.
Just face it......Trump may be brash, but that's exactly what this nation needs, BADLY, as president, at this time.
You don't like this, but you really need to understand the whole dynamic.