"Ted Cruz is worse than a puppet — he is a Trojan horse, being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump," the Republican frontrunner's statement said.
Instead of offering a note of praise as Trump did after past losses, the Tuesday-night statement leveled a bevy of attacks against "Lyin' Ted Cruz."
Among other things, the statement accused Cruz of illegally coordinating with super PACs supporting his campaign, though Trump did not specify any evidence for the claim. The Trump camp also said its candidate "withstood the onslaught of the establishment yet again" and noted that Cruz had the support of Wisconsin's governor, Scott Walker, and numerous local conservative radio hosts.
Trump had aggressively campaigned in Wisconsin and repeatedly predicted that he would win there. He barnstormed the state for days in hopes of catching up to Cruz after the senator started to pull ahead, holding six Wisconsin rallies between from Saturday to Monday.
The
billionaire still is hoping to salvage a few of the 42 delegates at
stake. Though winning the statewide vote guarantees Cruz a batch of
delegates, Trump can gain three delegates for each congressional
district he wins. The data-journalism website FiveThirtyEight reported that Trump was competitive in two of the state's eight districts.
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