Republican presidential candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz had a humorous response to fellow presidential candidate Donald Trump calling him “nasty.”
In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos, Trump ramped up his attack on the Texas senator:
Look, the truth is, he's a nasty guy. He was so nice to me. I mean, I knew it. I was watching. I kept saying, 'Come on Ted. Let's go, okay.' But he's a nasty guy. Nobody likes him. Nobody in Congress likes him. Nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. He's a very –- he's got an edge that's not good. You can't make deals with people like that and it's not a good thing. It's not a good thing for the country. Very nasty guy.
On Monday, Cruz responded in his own way: