“But Trump’s kneejerk”
I have never once seen Trump kneejerk. He thinks fast and responds fast, but people mistake it for kneejerk reactions. It’s what businessmen do. It took Cruz half a day to come up with his music video “stand down” response.
Well, he at least responds fast. He has shown that it can take his thinking a while to catch up.
So, following your logic, trump intended on attacking Cruz from the liberal point of view? Interesting. How exactly does that square with being a conservative? Inquiring minds want to know.