Donald Trump Tweets, Deletes, Tweets Again Attack On Ted Cruz’s Wife

Donald Trump, Ted Cruz CNN Republican Presidential Debate, Las Vegas, America - 15 Dec 2015 (Rex Features via AP Images)
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In a quickly deleted, then re-posted tweet Tuesday night, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took a swipe at rival Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)’s wife, Heidi.

Trump tweeted the attack tweet at Cruz, in which he references an anti-Trump ad featuring a photo of Trump’s wife Melania during a risqué photo shoot in GQ Magazine. The tweet was quickly deleted, but repurposed so he could add his favorite nickname for his fellow candidate “Lyin’ Ted.”

This was the original tweet:

The final one:

Cruz responded to Trump’s tweet, calling him a coward.

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