Trump Hits Back At Cruz: ‘I Have Far Better Judgement’ Than He Does

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Republican presidential candidate took a hit in an interview aired Sunday at another Republican seeking the nomination, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who had criticized The Donald behind closed doors.

The New York Times obtained audio of Cruz questioning Trump’s “judgement” during a private event. Trump called Cruz, who had refrained from criticizing the real estate mogul, out on Twitter to critique him in public.

But Trump addressed the comments again in an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union.”

“I was against going into Iraq,” Trump said. “That’s good judgment. I was for bombing oil long before anyone else was talking about it. That’s good judgment. I have great judgment. I would say I have far better judgment than Ted.”

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  1. Avatar for whiteb whiteb says:

    Neither one of these guys hits the Judgement Jackpot as far as I can tell.

  2. Avatar for azjude azjude says:

    Oh, can you just imagine donny’s hissy-fit if he loses out to the snake?

  3. Please. Between the famously idiotic hairdo and the ever-flapping lips lies the largest deposit of bad judgment in North America and very probably the world. If Caligula had gone ahead and made his horse a consul, it would have demonstrated better judgment using just its hind end.

  4. What irony when Trump claims he has better judgment…than who?

  5. being heavily opinionated isn’t the same as having good judgement…

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