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| Trump fires Twitter broadside against Cruz as Republican rivals' feud escalates | Trump fires Twitter broadside against Cruz as Republican rivals' feud escalates |
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| The Donald Trump-Ted Cruz bromance isn’t just over: it’s turned into all-out war. | The Donald Trump-Ted Cruz bromance isn’t just over: it’s turned into all-out war. |
| Related: Muslims, guns and 'New York values': tensions boil over at Republican debate | Related: Muslims, guns and 'New York values': tensions boil over at Republican debate |
| On Saturday morning, Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, used Twitter to fire a fierce broadside at the Texas senator, whom he called a “natural born Canadian”, “owned” by the big banks and “special interests that control him”. | On Saturday morning, Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, used Twitter to fire a fierce broadside at the Texas senator, whom he called a “natural born Canadian”, “owned” by the big banks and “special interests that control him”. |
| “Everybody that loves the people of New York,” Trump wrote, “and all they have been [through] should get hypocrites like Ted Cruz out of politics!” | “Everybody that loves the people of New York,” Trump wrote, “and all they have been [through] should get hypocrites like Ted Cruz out of politics!” |
| Trump saved his most direct attack on Cruz for Saturday afternoon, when he tweeted a picture of the rubble of the World Trade Center towers after the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001. | |
| He wrote above the photo: “Is this the New York that Ted Cruz is talking about & demeaning?” | |
| Cruz is Trump’s closest rival for the Republican presidential nomination. Saturday’s tweets saw Trump testing out a variety of attacks, to see which, if any, resonate with voters. | Cruz is Trump’s closest rival for the Republican presidential nomination. Saturday’s tweets saw Trump testing out a variety of attacks, to see which, if any, resonate with voters. |
| Ted Cruz said he "didn't know" that he was a Canadian Citizen. He also FORGOT to file his Goldman Sachs Million $ loan papers.Not believable | Ted Cruz said he "didn't know" that he was a Canadian Citizen. He also FORGOT to file his Goldman Sachs Million $ loan papers.Not believable |
| In response, in a statement emailed to the Guardian, Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler said: “Do we really want a president who wakes up in the morning, checks his falling poll numbers then lashes out on Twitter?” | In response, in a statement emailed to the Guardian, Cruz spokesman Rick Tyler said: “Do we really want a president who wakes up in the morning, checks his falling poll numbers then lashes out on Twitter?” |
| The website Politico, meanwhile, reported that the Cruz campaign was preparing new attacks against Trump. It quoted a “surrogate” of the Cruz organisation, former South Carolina attorney general Charlie Condon, as saying: “He’s pro-choice. He’s pro-gay marriage. He’s against traditional values. He’s New York, and he’s got to talk about that.” | The website Politico, meanwhile, reported that the Cruz campaign was preparing new attacks against Trump. It quoted a “surrogate” of the Cruz organisation, former South Carolina attorney general Charlie Condon, as saying: “He’s pro-choice. He’s pro-gay marriage. He’s against traditional values. He’s New York, and he’s got to talk about that.” |
| Trump and Cruz clashed repeatedly in Thursday’s presidential debate over whether Cruz’s Canadian birthplace disqualified him from the presidency, and whether Trump embodied “New York values”, which Cruz said were not compatible with conservatism. | Trump and Cruz clashed repeatedly in Thursday’s presidential debate over whether Cruz’s Canadian birthplace disqualified him from the presidency, and whether Trump embodied “New York values”, which Cruz said were not compatible with conservatism. |
| Although Cruz acquired American citizenship at birth through his mother, some have argued that as he was born abroad and to a Cuban father, he does not meet the constitutional requirement of being “a natural-born citizen” and is therefore ineligible to serve in the White House. | Although Cruz acquired American citizenship at birth through his mother, some have argued that as he was born abroad and to a Cuban father, he does not meet the constitutional requirement of being “a natural-born citizen” and is therefore ineligible to serve in the White House. |
| Trump admitted in Thursday’s debate that he only brought up the issue because of Cruz’s rise in the polls. | Trump admitted in Thursday’s debate that he only brought up the issue because of Cruz’s rise in the polls. |
| The two also sparred over Cruz’s claim that Trump embodied “New York values”. The Texas senator described these as “socially liberal or pro-abortion or pro-gay marriage, focus[ed] around money and the media”. | The two also sparred over Cruz’s claim that Trump embodied “New York values”. The Texas senator described these as “socially liberal or pro-abortion or pro-gay marriage, focus[ed] around money and the media”. |
| Trump, whose real-estate empire is based in New York, had the best of that exchange, as he invoked the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. | Trump, whose real-estate empire is based in New York, had the best of that exchange, as he invoked the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. |
| “When the World Trade Center came down,” he said, “I saw something that no place on Earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than New York.” | “When the World Trade Center came down,” he said, “I saw something that no place on Earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely than New York.” |
| He returned to the subject in an interview with CNN, taped for broadcast on Sunday, saying: “I thought it was very, very insulting.” | He returned to the subject in an interview with CNN, taped for broadcast on Sunday, saying: “I thought it was very, very insulting.” |
| On Friday, confronted by reporters outside a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina, Cruz declined to apologize for his comments. He instead used the opportunity to jab at Democratic politicians in New York state. | On Friday, confronted by reporters outside a campaign event in Columbia, South Carolina, Cruz declined to apologize for his comments. He instead used the opportunity to jab at Democratic politicians in New York state. |
| “I apologize to the millions of New Yorkers who have been let down by liberal politicians in the state,” he said. Cruz then attacked the policies of the state’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, and New York City mayor Bill De Blasio. | “I apologize to the millions of New Yorkers who have been let down by liberal politicians in the state,” he said. Cruz then attacked the policies of the state’s Democratic governor, Andrew Cuomo, and New York City mayor Bill De Blasio. |
| Related: Cruz found out how to best Trump in a debate. But it's the end of their bromance | Lucia Graves | Related: Cruz found out how to best Trump in a debate. But it's the end of their bromance | Lucia Graves |
| The New York Times was the first newspaper, meanwhile, to report the news that Cruz received two undisclosed loans during his 2012 campaign for the US Senate. One loan came from Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment bank that employs Cruz’s wife, Heidi. The other came from Citibank. | The New York Times was the first newspaper, meanwhile, to report the news that Cruz received two undisclosed loans during his 2012 campaign for the US Senate. One loan came from Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment bank that employs Cruz’s wife, Heidi. The other came from Citibank. |
| On Saturday, Trump twisted the knife on Twitter. “Goldman Sachs owns him, he will do anything they demand,” he wrote. He also noted: “No wonder banks do so well in the US Senate.” | On Saturday, Trump twisted the knife on Twitter. “Goldman Sachs owns him, he will do anything they demand,” he wrote. He also noted: “No wonder banks do so well in the US Senate.” |
| Trump ended by bringing Cruz’s loans and birthplace together in one attack. He tweeted: “Based on the fact that Ted Cruz was born in Canada and is therefore a ‘natural born Canadian’, did he borrow unreported loans from C[anadian] banks?” | Trump ended by bringing Cruz’s loans and birthplace together in one attack. He tweeted: “Based on the fact that Ted Cruz was born in Canada and is therefore a ‘natural born Canadian’, did he borrow unreported loans from C[anadian] banks?” |
| Trump has long argued on the campaign trail that his wealth insulates him from undue influence from Wall Street. A billionaire, he has repeatedly said he is “self-funding”. In fact, just as with every other candidate, his campaign relies on donations. | Trump has long argued on the campaign trail that his wealth insulates him from undue influence from Wall Street. A billionaire, he has repeatedly said he is “self-funding”. In fact, just as with every other candidate, his campaign relies on donations. |
| It is unclear whether Trump’s charge that “the banks own [Cruz]” will have any impact. However, it is clear that it marks a new and far more brutal stage of the Republican primary, with just over two weeks left before the Iowa caucuses. | It is unclear whether Trump’s charge that “the banks own [Cruz]” will have any impact. However, it is clear that it marks a new and far more brutal stage of the Republican primary, with just over two weeks left before the Iowa caucuses. |