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Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop in Milford, N.H., of Feb. 2, 2016.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Matt Rourke, AP)
Donald Trump's speech Monday night in Iowa after his surprising loss in the caucuses was perhaps most noteworthy for its graciousness.
"I want to congratulate Ted, and I want to congratulate all of the incredible candidates," Trump told supporters in West Des Moines, saying he was "honored" to finish second.
Was this the beginning of a kinder, gentler Trump? Well.....
"Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it," Trump tweeted Wednesday morning in the opening salvo of a series of tweets eviscerating Cruz.
Ted Cruz didn't win Iowa, he stole it. That is why all of the polls were so wrong and why he got far more votes than anticipated. Bad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2016
The impetus for Trump's fraud accusation appeared to be an erroneous claim<span style="color: Red;">*</span>from Cruz's campaign Monday night during the caucuses that Ben Carson was poised to drop out of the race. Cruz later apologized for spreading the incorrect information.
But Trump didn't stop there as he leveled other claims against Cruz, including that the Texas senator falsely suggested he supported Obamacare.
And finally, Cruz strongly told thousands of caucusgoers (voters) that Trump was strongly in favor of ObamaCare and "choice" - a total lie!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2016
He concluded by calling<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for a redo of the caucuses or for Cruz's win to be ruled invalid.
Based on the fraud committed by Senator Ted Cruz during the Iowa Caucus, either a new election should take place or Cruz results nullified.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2016
Needless to say, holding the Iowa caucuses for a second time<span style="color: Red;">*</span>seems rather unlikely, but these latest broadsides should only intensify the increasingly contentious battle between Trump and Cruz.
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