War of words for Donald Trump

Washington: Texas US Senator Ted Cruz has solidified his lead among Republican presidential contenders in the politically crucial state of Iowa, a new poll showed.

 

The Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics poll, out late yesterday, shows the conservative Cruz with 31 per cent support, 10 points ahead of bombastic billionaire Donald Trump, who has 21 per cent.

 

Trump, who has a solid lead in national polls among Republicans, quickly tweeted about another survey.

 

“New CNN Iowa poll — Trump 33, Cruz 20. Everyone else way down! Don’t trust Des Moines Register poll- biased towards Trump!” he wrote on Twitter, apparently intending to say the Iowa paper was biased against him.

 

It was unclear what CNN poll Trump was referring to. Meanwhile, Trump engaged in a Twitter battle with Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed as well.The Prince tweeted “Mr Trump should give up his presidential ambitions because he would never win. Trump responded to the Prince saying, “Alwaleed wants to control US politicians with daddy’s money.”