Cruz did not mince words in his response as he spoke while campaigning in Dane, Wisconsin Thursday.
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“I don’t get angry often, but if you mess with my wife, if you mess with my kids, that will do it every time”, he said.
Heidi Cruz, 43, is an investment manager who has taken a leave of absence from her position at Goldman Sachs.
Mr Trump has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the U.S. and Cruz said he would send police patrols into Muslim neighbourhoods. He was enraged by an admittedly gross anti-Trump ad that shamefully used his wife Melania’s nude photo shoot as a reason to vote Cruz over Trump.
“It’s an action of a small and petty man who’s intimidated by strong women”, he said.
He went on to laud Heidi as the daughter of Christian missionaries and an “unbelievable mom”, his best friend, and the love of his life.
Trump then followed that up with a retweet on Wednesday night seemingly digging at Heidi Cruz’s physical appearance.
Lindsey Graham talking about his Cruz endorsement on the Daily Show Wednesday night.
Attacking another candidate’s wife carries political risk.
Washington (CNN)Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hold leads in nationwide polls alongside their leads in the delegate count, according to a new CNN Poll of polls, with the primary and caucus season now past its halfway point.
The poll had a credibility interval of 2 percentage points.
Anyone can see from his primary election wins Trump has a very loyal following.
Trump has a substantial lead in the delegate chase for the GOP nomination.
“Pic of your wife not from us”.
Meanwhile, Ted Cruz says he should be the nominee.
“It’s not easy to tick me off”, Cruz said.
Asked by a reporter off camera if he’d still support Trump should he be the party’s nominee, Cruz deferred.
After Tuesday, the former reality TV star had 738 of the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination. He’s showing surprising strength in the Republican primaries.
And further complicating his path, OH governor John Kasich vowed to stay in the race at least until the next primary.
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As Democrat front-runner Hillary Clinton addressed rising national security concerns, the Republican contest was hit again by personal insults, this time involving the candidates’ families.
