Trump Accuses Cruz Of ‘Fraud,’ Calls For Iowa Caucus To Be ‘Nullified’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Orpheum Theatre in Sioux City, Iowa, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Updated at 9:52 a.m.

Donald Trump on Wednesday morning published several tweets accusing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of “fraud” and said that the Iowa caucuses either need to be redone or “nullified,” citing reports that the Cruz campaign disseminated misinformation about Ben Carson and sent out mailers suggesting Iowans violated election law.

Trump began a Wednesday morning Twitter rant by accusing Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of “illegally” winning the Iowa caucus before quickly deleting that tweet, according to numerous reporters.

A few minutes later, Trump published a similar tweet that does not accuse Cruz of doing anything illegal.

The real estate mogul then criticized Cruz over reports that his campaign told Carson supporters to caucus for Cruz because Carson was planning to drop out of the race. Trump also bashed Cruz for sending out mailers suggesting that Iowa voters had violated election law.

At a Tuesday night campaign event, Trump also called the Cruz campaign’s decision to tell voters that Carson had dropped out “dirty” and “a disgrace,” according to The Hill.

Later Wednesday morning during an interview on Boston Herald radio, Trump was asked whether he would file a formal complaint against Cruz in Iowa.

“I probably will, yeah. What he did is unthinkable. He said the man has just left the race and he said it during the caucus,” Trump responded, referring to Cruz and Carson.

But when pressed about whether he’d actually file a lawsuit, the real estate mogul sidestepped the question and replied, “The problem with politics, it’s so dishonest.”

He later charged that Cruz was already “under investigation” for the voter violation mailers when asked if he’d spoken to Iowa election officials about his complaints.

Catherine Thompson contributed reporting.

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  1. Donald “The Draft Dodging Coward” Trump is the greatest victim fraud since Black Lives Matter.

  2. Avatar for imkmu3 imkmu3 says:

    You know, after all this time with Trump being in the lead, I still cannot rid myself of the nagging feeling that this is all some sort of bizarre performance art, or that he’s trying to expose the farcical behavior of the entire Republican party.

  3. Since you endorse the police murder of 10-year old black kids, StormFront is a more logical place for you.

  4. The Derp is strong in this one.

  5. A few minutes later, Trump published a similar tweet that does not accuse Cruz of doing anything illegal.

    Isn’t stealing illegal?? To say Cruz stole Iowa is still implying that Cruz did something underhanded or illegal. Sorry, tRump is just a WABT.

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