If not, it should be. These kinds of stunning reversals of position are giving me whiplash ........
“This is a joke, right??”
“If not, it should be....”
Trump is not joking, nor is he insane as others have remarked. He is simply running a very effective, low budget campaign. His aim is to keep his name in the news, keep the news cycles focused on him - draining the air out of the room from other candidates. He says something people take as outrageous, news cycle starts - people talk - some things have worked and some things backfire so he walks it back. His election night response made news by being respectful. Needed to make news the next day, and by then the story about Carson/Cruz had gained legs so he capitalized.
Don’t worry, the entertainment will continue. Tomorrow something else will be said that will incite interest.