Confident Donald Trump says could ‘shoot people’ and not lose voters

Asked about Trump’s comment after a campaign event in Iowa, Texas Sen.

Beck appeared at an Ankeny, Iowa, rally with Cruz on Saturday along with Rep. Steve King and socially conservative activists Bob Vander Plaats and David Barton.

The battle between Cruz and Trump could see more trouble from third-place candidate in the state, Marco Rubio, than either campaign perhaps thought.

Immigration has emerged as a flashpoint in the now deeply personal feud between the Iowa front-runners. “I can say I have no intention of shooting anybody in this campaign”, Cruz said. “Donald Trump is just trying to build up the audience for Thursday’s debate, for which we thank him”, said a Fox News spokesperson.

The warning has emerged as Cruz’s closing argument in the early voting states, where the Iowa contest increasingly looks like the senator’s best shot at halting Trump in the near term. Trump has topped most preference polls for months, and the waiting for his star to fade long ago gave way to bafflement.

“The Democrats are going to sue if he ever got the nomination within two days”.

Evan Vucci/AP While his supporters may be loyal, there are still many people who are just as dedicated to rejecting his hate-filled rhetoric.

He added that he would keep his criticism focused on issues, adding: “I don’t intend to go into the gutter”. The ad will run in Iowa’s conservative 4th Congressional District, said the PAC’s strategist Liz Mair, told The Des Moines Register.

Mr Sanders, a liberal senator, is mounting a strong challenge to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. But this isn’t the first time Trump has joked about killing someone, CNN points out.

Van Es however also knows that numerous people in line might not support Trump but are simply excited about the leading Republican candidate coming to Dordt.

“Remember, while some Trump defenders like to pretend that his support for single-payer is in the past, this is not true”, Mair said.

US Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at Exeter Town Hall January 20, 2016 in Exeter, New Hampshire.

Cruz, in an interview with George Stephanopoulos that aired Sunday on ABC’s This Week, said he is only disliked in Washington. Despite what he’s said in the past, Trump might have gone too far while speaking to a crowd of supporters over the weekend.