Cruz: Heidi isn’t scared of Donald Trump

by Ben Kamisar - 03/23/16 1:54 PM ET

Republican presidential Ted Cruz condemned Donald Trump for threatening to disclose unspecified information about his wife as he dismissed the GOP front-runner as a bully.

“She is used to dealing with bullies. Donald Trump doesn’t scare Heidi remotely,” Cruz told reporters in New York Wednesday, according to reports.

{mosads}The Texas senator added that he believes Trump is looking to change the subject from his loss Tuesday night in Utah, as well as his controversial comments about reducing the amount America spends to boost NATO.

The controversy centers on advertisements released by an anti-Trump super-PAC, which targeted Utah Mormons. The ad showed a nude photo of Trump’s wife, Melania, from a cover shoot with GQ Magazine, telling voters that she could be the first lady if they don’t vote for Cruz.

That prompted Trump to threaten on Twitter to “spill the beans” about Cruz’s wife, with no further explanation. Cruz tweeted back bashing the threat, but he doubled down during the press appearance.

“That ad was completely inappropriate, and we had nothing to do with it,” Cruz said.

“Donald knows that; he just used it as an excuse to try to attack my wife, Heidi, and that says volumes about his willingness to go to the gutter at the drop of a hat. And part of the reason is Donald is not comfortable talking about policy, he’s not comfortable addressing foreign policy in the wake of a terror attack. Donald doesn’t know what to do to defeat ISIS, so he goes back to his comfort zone, and his comfort zone is insults and personal attacks and bullying.”

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