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Donald Trump says he has "far better judgment"
than Ted Cruz
Trump told Tapper that voters should pick him
over Cruz because he's "more capable" to lead
the country
Washington (CNN)— Donald Trump says he has
"far better judgment" than Republican
presidential rival Ted Cruz after recordings
revealed the Texas senator questioning the
Republican front-runner on that subject.
"I was against going into Iraq," Trump told
CNN's Jake Tapper in an interview that aired
Sunday on "State of the Union." "That's good
judgment. I was for bombing (ISIS's) oil long
before anyone else was talking about it. That's
good judgment. I have great judgment. I would
say I have far better judgment than Ted."
READ: Iowa poll: Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump
The unusually cordial relationship between two
of the top contenders for the GOP nomination
fractured late last week and appears to be
entering a new phase.
Their sparring is likely to intensify given the
results of the latest Des Moines Register/
Bloomberg News poll Saturday showing Cruz
surging ahead of Trump in Iowa, 31% to 21%.
The two will face off Tuesday in Las Vegas at
the next Republican presidential debate,
sponsored by CNN.
"He's been so nice to me. I mean, I can say
anything, and he said, 'I agree, I agree,'" Trump
said. "But I think the time will come to an end
pretty soon, it sounds like."
Fulfilling his prediction, Trump called Cruz "a
little bit of a maniac" in a separate interview,
aired on Fox News Sunday. He criticized Cruz's
history of intra-party squabbles -- including
calling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,
R-Kentucky, a liar.
"You look like the way he's dealt with the
Senate, where he goes in there like -- frankly like
a little bit of a maniac. You're never going to get
things done that way," Trump said.
"You can't walk into the Senate and scream and
call people liars and not be able to cajole and
get along with people," he said. "He'll never be
able to get anything done, and that's the
problem with Ted."
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Last week, The New York Times released audio
of Cruz speaking at a private fundraiser, where
he questioned Trump and Ben Carson's judgment
to lead America.
"You look at Paris, you look at San Bernardino,
it's given a seriousness to this race," Cruz said.
"People are looking for who is prepared to be a
commander in chief. Who understands the
threats we face. 'Who am I comfortable having
their finger on the button?' Now that's a question
of strength, but it's also a question of judgment.
And I think that is a question that is a
challenging question for both of them."
Trump said his professional success proves that
he has "great" judgment.
"My judgment is great. I built a multi-, multi-,
multi-billion-dollar company. Some of the
greatest assets in the world," he said.
"Tremendously big, number one bestsellers,
including "The Art of the Deal," which may be the
best in terms of business books. Tremendous
television show called the Apprentice that lasted
14 seasons, and by NBC came -- they would beg
me to do it again, as you can imagine and I said
no, and they are going to sign, they signed
Arnold Schwarzenegger."
READ: National poll: Trump leads; Cruz rises, as
Carson falls
Trump also praised his "strong temperament."
"One of the things I have is really good
judgment, and I think I have really great
temperament," he said. "It's a strong
temperament, but you know when they chop
heads off of Christians in the Middle East, and
other people also. When they chop off heads,
and when they treat people the way -- we're like
Medieval times. Having a strong temperament is
good."
Trump told Tapper that voters should pick him
over Cruz because he's "more capable" to lead
the country and that he gets along with people
"much better" than Cruz.
"I'm more capable. Because I have a much better
temperament. Because I actually get along with
people much better than he does," he said. "You
know people don't know that about me -- I
actually have a great relationship with people. In
fact, I was criticized in the beginning because I
get along with Democrats and liberals and
Republicans, and conservatives -- I get along
with everybody."
Cruz, on the other hand, does not get along with
everybody, Trump said.
"No, I don't think he does,
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