After Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) tore into Donald Trump on Thursday for attacking his wife, Heidi Cruz, Trump responded with a tweet arguing that Cruz instigated the tiff.
I didn’t start the fight with Lyin’Ted Cruz over the GQ cover pic of Melania, he did. He knew the PAC was putting it out – hence, Lyin’ Ted!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 24, 2016
Trump has been going after Ted and Heidi Cruz since a super PAC ran an anti-Trump ad featuring an image of Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, in a GQ photo shoot. Trump escalated the fight on Wednesday by retweeting a meme with an unflattering photo of Heidi Cruz.
Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, also responded to Cruz on Thursday, according to ABC News reporter John Santucci.
Trump campaign’s @CLewandowski_ reacts to Cruz – “This is his effort to gain attention to try and stay relevant in a race that he has lost.”
— John Santucci (@JTSantucci) March 24, 2016
