After Wisconsin Loss, Trump Accuses ‘Lyin’ ‘Puppet’ ‘Trojan Horse’ Cruz Of Trying To ‘Steal’ Nomination

RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York CityDonald Trump, a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States, shakes hands wi... RESTRICTION: NO New York or New Jersey Newspapers or newspapers within a 75 mile radius of New York CityDonald Trump, a candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President of the United States, shakes hands with US Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas), also a candidate for the GOP nomination for President, shake hands as they appear at a rally against the Iran Nuclear Deal Tea Party rally against the Iran nuclear deal, Capitol Hill, Washington DC, America - 09 Sep 2015 (Rex Features via AP Images) MORE LESS
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Donald Trump neglected to give a speech or press conference after losing the Wisconsin primary to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Tuesday night. Instead, his campaign sent out a statement accusing Cruz of coordinating with Republican party bosses “to steal the nomination.”

“Ted Cruz is worse than a puppet—he is a Trojan horse, being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump,” the statement from Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks read. “We have total confidence that Mr. Trump will go on to win in New York, where he holds a substantial lead in all the polls, and beyond.”

The Trump campaign charged that Cruz only won Wisconsin because of the endorsement of “establishment” figured like Gov. Scott Walker (R) and the “countless millions” spent by Super PACs opposed to the New York businessman’s campaign.

Read the full statement via MSNBC’s Benjy Sarlin below:

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  1. Lyin’ Puppet, Trojan Horse Ted Cruz is trying to steal the nomination by getting more votes than me.

  2. Nah. Still not a good enough response.
    We’re still awaiting that 2 am tweet from Der Furor.

  3. Temper tantrum! Call Donny a ~Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaambulance!~

    http://www.estatefive.com/blog_img/blog-post-trump-baby.jpg

    (BTW: W ____ T _____F is going on with these posts??? Bad request…pics disappear…other posts suddenly disappear…404error…400 bad request…black screens …and on and on. ??? This isn’t dealing with ‘bugs’…it’s a freakin’ swarm! Enough!)

  4. Thus whineth Whiney McWhinerson, the whining little rich boy from Queens. So Presidentially you whine, you whiny-ass little titty baby! Just the sort of thing to make everyone’s heart go pit-a-pat at your leaderiness, you sorry-ass loser. Go suck your thumb, crybaby.

  5. Such a gracious concession speech! How presidential! What a fine role model for our children! This is what a real loser sounds like.

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