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Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. |
Keying in on Trump's supposed poor "temperament," Cruz suggested that if Trump were president, he might spontaneously decide to "nuke Denmark." Cruz argued that Trump isn't the best person to keep Americans safe.
His comments, made to reporters in New Hampshire, came after Trump unleashed a raging tweetstorm on Wednesday morning, attacking Cruz and saying that he "stole" his Monday-night win at the Iowa Republican caucuses.
Cruz called the tweetstorm a "Trump-er tantrum" and said: "I wake up every day and laugh at the latest thing he's tweeted, because he's losing it."
He continued:
We need a commander-in-chief, not a Twitterer-in-chief. We need someone with judgment and the temperament to keep this country safe. I don't know anyone who would be comfortable with someone who behaves this way having his finger on the button. I mean, we're liable to wake up one morning, and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark. That's not the temperament of a leader to keep this country safe.
We need a president who will have the back of our fighting men and women — who will have their back and will be clear-eyed and focused on our enemies, on radical Islamic terrorism, and on defeating ISIS. That's what I will do every day. And the American people are not interested in this circus sideshow of insults. You know, my girls are 5 and 7, and I've got to tell you, Caroline and Catherine are better behaved than a presidential candidate who responds by insulting everyone every day.