He’s used the same line before:
Classy. @washingtonpost makes fun of my girls. Stick w/ attacking me—Caroline & Catherine are out of your league.
https://t.co/N61ys6z8w1
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 22, 2015
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/264076-cruz-pans-cartoon-that-calls-daughters-political-props
Cruz: Donald, I am “shocked, SHOCKED” that you would resort to this behavior. “A man has to know his own limitations,” Donald, so “Take your stinking paws off [Heidi], you damned dirty ape!” You need to change your behavior Donald... “Do. Or do not. There is no try.”