Forget about Cruz, Trump tells the faithful
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DONALD Trump attacked Republican rival Ted Cruz, ignoring his crushing defeat in Wisconsin on Wednesday, electrifying thousands of passionate supporters at a home state rally in New York.
“It’s great to be home,” the 67-year-old Manhattan tycoon told a fist-pumping, cheering crowd at Grumman Studios in the Long Island town of Bethpage, where Apollo Lunar Module spacecraft were once built.
Trump ignored his drubbing by Cruz in the Wisconsin state primary and mocked the Texas senator for denigrating New York values and reportedly pulling in a far smaller crowd on Wednesday.
Cruz berated the supposedly non-conservative values of America’s largest city earlier in the campaign, which saw Trump defend the city for its bravery and resilience after the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
“The bravery that was shown was incredible. We all lived through it. We all know people that died,” he repeated to cheers.
“I’ve got this guy standing over there looking at me, talking about New York values, with hatred,” he said. “So, folks, I think you can forget about him. Forget about him. He is Lyin’ Ted.”
“Lyin’ Ted! Lyin’ Ted! Lyin’ Ted!” roared back the crowd in unison. The three-times married real estate tycoon could not resist another dig.
“Most of the time, I win the evangelical vote,” he said. “The Christians like Donald Trump. I am a straight shooter.”
Trump leads Republican polls for the New York state primary on April 19, but faces a steep ascent to the Republican nomination, increasing the likelihood of a contested convention in July that could throw the party’s nod to someone more to the liking of the establishment.
Outside the venue some distance away, protesters shouted “Hey, hey, ho, ho Donald Trump has got to go,” and waved posters proclaiming “Dump Trump” and “Lets Build You A Wall.”
“He is a misogynist pig, a warmonger and a very dangerous man. I don’t want him to be president” said Bethpage resident Deborah Poppe, who said she would be voting for Democratic nominee Bernie Sanders.
Security was tight. Police lined the route. Members of the audience were not permitted to bring bags. On-site parking was prohibited, forcing people to walk or take shuttle buses.
Trump’s Wisconsin defeat also saw his daughter Ivanka make a return to her father’s side on the campaign trail, introducing him in Bethpage a week after giving birth to her third child.
The crowd lapped up his stump speech, responding with deafening cheers to his promises to defeat the Islamic State group, bring back jobs and build a wall along the border with Mexico.
“Build the wall, build the wall, build the wall,” they shouted.
“We want Trump, We Want Trump,” and “USA, USA,” yelled the room, a sea of trucker hats inscribed with his campaign slogan “Make America Great Again!” and cellphones taking selfies.
On the surface, it was typical of the rallies the Republican frontrunner has commanded across the country, pulling in numbers few other candidates in the 2016 presidential race can muster.
Families, mothers clutching babies, retirees and young voters professed as much love for Trump as ever, but there were some concerns.
“Sometimes, I’m watching him and I’ll cringe and I’m like ‘oh Donald,’” said Dorine Lambert, proof reader for a community newspaper.
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