“This is the third time we’ve won, but this is the biggest win,” Trump said during his victory speech in Des Moines.
Trump: This is the third time we have won. (He lost to Ted Cruz)
In 2016, Trump lost in Iowa, coming in second place behind Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
Trump blamed “fraud” and demanded “a new election” in a 2016 tweet that remains online.
No evidence of fraud surfaced.
Cruz said at the time that Trump’s claim showed he was “losing it,” adding that it was more proof Trump didn’t have the judgment or temperament for the presidency.
“I don’t know anyone who would be comfortable with someone who behaves this way having his finger on the button,” Cruz said at the time, according to Politico. “I mean, we’re liable to wake up one morning and Donald, if he were president, would have nuked Denmark.”
