In a cryptic tweet, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump threatened to “spill the beans” on Heidi Cruz, Texas Senator [crscore]Ted Cruz[/crscore]’s wife.
Lyin’ Ted Cruz just used a picture of Melania from a G.Q. shoot in his ad. Be careful, Lyin’ Ted, or I will spill the beans on your wife!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2016
Trump had originally deleted a tweet reading roughly the same thing, only he’d tagged Cruz’s official Senate Twitter account in it.
Screen capture from Twitter
Trump appears to referencing an ad by the anti-Trump super PAC Make America Awesome, which used a semi-nude picture of Trump’s wife Melania.
(Photo: Make America Awesome)
Exactly what “beans” Trump may have to spill on Heidi Cruz is not clear, but Trump has made similar threats against the owners of the Chicago Cubs.
I hear the Rickets family, who own the Chicago Cubs, are secretly spending $’s against me. They better be careful, they have a lot to hide!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 22, 2016
Ted Cruz responded, calling Trump a “coward.”
Pic of your wife not from us. Donald, if you try to attack Heidi, you’re more of a coward than I thought. #classless https://t.co/0QpKSnjgnE
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 23, 2016
The Super PAC is run by former adviser to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Liz Mair. Federal law forbids Super PACs from coordinating with campaigns and there is no evidence Make America Awesome has any connection to the Cruz campaign.
.@amandacarpenter Yup. Trump team has done a PHENOMENAL job of getting our ad way more attention than we ever would have…
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 23, 2016
.@realDonaldTrump Hi Donald, I know you’re really upset about that ad, but it was Make America Awesome’s, not Ted Cruz’s.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 23, 2016
Donald Trump is so desperate to beat Cruz that his team has been pushing around rumors she’s a criminal w a mental illness for weeks now.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 23, 2016
Trumpkins whining about our ad have been referencing this in lots of emails to you. There, @realDonaldTrump, consider your “thunder” stolen.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 23, 2016
Presumably, the reason @realDonaldTrump hasn’t said what his campaign has apparently been pushing his followers to say about Heidi…
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 23, 2016
…b/c @realDonaldTrump knows there’s a little thing called defamation law. Which doesn’t apply to our ad bc the Melania pic is real. LOLZ.
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) March 23, 2016