Post by Logan on Jan 16, 2016 22:28:41 GMT -6
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Donald Trump ran afoul of some conservative activists Saturday with an attack on Republican presidential rival Ted Cruz for his failure to disclose certain bank loans during his 2012 Senate bid.
"You give a campaign contribution to Ted Cruz, you get whatever the hell you want," Trump told a tea party gathering in the early voting state of South Carolina.
By the time Trump added that he thinks Cruz is "a nice guy," loud boos had commenced among the hundreds of attendees divided almost exclusively between the two leading GOP contenders.
In front of the same audience a few hours earlier, Cruz opted not to mention Trump at all, apparently intent on de-escalating their feud as they pursue for the same frustrated, anti-establishment voters who have defined the GOP campaign thus far.
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