Donald Trump predicted Tuesday on Twitter that Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) “long, rambling, overly flamboyant speech” accepting his first-place finish in the Iowa caucuses would prove to be the freshman senator’s “Howard Dean moment.”
Anybody who watched all of Ted Cruz’s far too long, rambling, overly flamboyant speech last nite would say that was his Howard Dean moment!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2016
Trump was referring to former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean’s (D) infamous “scream” speech after his third-place finish at the Iowa caucus in 2004. The gaffe was widely credited with sinking the rest of Dean’s campaign.
Cruz, whose ground infrastructure was more developed than Trump’s, won the Iowa caucuses with almost 28 percent of the vote, according to the Associated Press. Trump took second place at 24.3 percent support.
Trump: Over 72% of Iowans thought that Cruz should go back to Canada. He just doesnt get the hint. Majority of Iowans dont want him elected as POTUS.
In a parallel universe the other Donald Trump sits alone in a room with feces covered walls.
Donald Trump criticizing the length and flamboyance of a speech - the irony is too rich for words.
Ted Cruz, much like his father, loves to hear himself talk…and talk…and talk…and pass judgment on just about everything. In his “victory” speech, Cruz went on and on and on. My sense is that his supporters probably wanted to hear from him, but more than that, to just savor the moment rather than hear more of Cruz’s rantings. That’s just me and I am shocked that I agree with Trump on this one.
Has Trump ever given a speech that wasn’t rambling?
It takes one to know one.