(MADISON, WI) Ted Cruz says rival Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “a sniveling coward” who has a problem with women — particularly “strong women.”
Cruz made the comments Thursday in Wisconsin, where he’s campaigning ahead of the state’s April 5 presidential primary.
It’s a response to Trump’s threat on Twitter from Tuesday night to “spill the beans” about Cruz’s wife, Heidi.
The billionaire piled on later, retweeting a post featuring side-by-side pictures: an unflattering photo of HeidiCruz and a flattering one of his wife, Melania Trump.
Before speaking to employees at a Madison-area manufacturing plant, Cruz told reporters that Trump “doesn’t like strong women. Strong women scare Donald.”
He concluded, “Leave Heidi the hell alone.”
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