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Trump's bully pulpit: What he said about candidates

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with zingers aimed at others in the GOP field. Some of his foes have zinged back. At the most recent debate, Sen. Rand Paul said of Trump, “His visceral response to attack people on their appearance -- short, tall, fat, ugly -- my goodness, that happened in junior high. Are we not way above that?” Click through the gallery to see what Trump has said about all of the GOP candidates, including himself.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has raised eyebrows with zingers aimed at others in the GOP field. Some of his foes have zinged back. At the most recent debate, Sen. Rand Paul said of Trump, “His visceral response to attack people on their appearance -- short, tall, fat, ugly -- my goodness, that happened in junior high. Are we not way above that?” Click through the gallery to see what Trump has said about all of the GOP candidates, including himself.
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Jeb Bush, former Florida governor - "I like Jeb. He's a nice man. But he should really set the example by speaking English while in the United States." -Donald Trump
Jeb Bush, former Florida governor - "I like Jeb. He's a nice man. But he should really set the example by speaking English while in the United States." -Donald Trump
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Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon - “If you look at his past, which I’ve done, he wasn’t a big man of faith. All of a sudden he’s become this man of faith. And he was heavy into the world of abortion.” -Donald Trump
Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon - “If you look at his past, which I’ve done, he wasn’t a big man of faith. All of a sudden he’s become this man of faith. And he was heavy into the world of abortion.” -Donald Trump
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Chris Christie, New Jersey governor - “You don’t have to be met (for signing loyalty pledge by RNC leader Reince Preibus) when you're at 2 percent. ... That’s the way life works. And I like Gov. Christie, by the way.” -Donald Trump
Chris Christie, New Jersey governor - “You don’t have to be met (for signing loyalty pledge by RNC leader Reince Preibus) when you're at 2 percent. ... That’s the way life works. And I like Gov. Christie, by the way.” -Donald Trump
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Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas - “I cannot hit him. He’s been so nice to me. … I may have to if he starts getting really close.” -Donald Trump
Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas - “I cannot hit him. He’s been so nice to me. … I may have to if he starts getting really close.” -Donald Trump
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Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO - “Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?” -Donald Trump
Carly Fiorina, former Hewlett-Packard CEO - “Look at that face! Would anyone vote for that? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president?” -Donald Trump
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Jim Gilmore, former governor of Virginia - No mention by Donald Trump.
Jim Gilmore, former governor of Virginia - No mention by Donald Trump.
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Lindsey Graham, U.S. senator from South Carolina - “What a stiff, what a stiff, Lindsey Graham. By the way he’s registered zero in the polls. … A total lightweight. Here’s a guy, in the private sector, he couldn’t get a job.” - Donald Trump
Lindsey Graham, U.S. senator from South Carolina - “What a stiff, what a stiff, Lindsey Graham. By the way he’s registered zero in the polls. … A total lightweight. Here’s a guy, in the private sector, he couldn’t get a job.” - Donald Trump
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Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor - “I mean, they’re chopping off Christians’ heads in Syria and lots of other places and we’re worried about tone. I think what Mike has done is he has hit a nerve and he’s made people think a little bit.” -Donald Trump referring to Huckabee’s saying the Iran nuclear deal places Israel at “the door of the oven.”
Mike Huckabee, former Arkansas governor - “I mean, they’re chopping off Christians’ heads in Syria and lots of other places and we’re worried about tone. I think what Mike has done is he has hit a nerve and he’s made people think a little bit.” -Donald Trump referring to Huckabee’s saying the Iran nuclear deal places Israel at “the door of the oven.”
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Bobby Jindal, Louisiana governor - “I only respond to people that register more than 1 percent in the polls. I never thought he had a chance and I’ve been proven right.” - Donald Trump
Bobby Jindal, Louisiana governor - “I only respond to people that register more than 1 percent in the polls. I never thought he had a chance and I’ve been proven right.” - Donald Trump
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John Kasich, Ohio governor “What people don’t know about Kasich -- he was a managing partner of the horrendous Lehman Brothers when it totally destroyed the economy!” - Donald Trump
John Kasich, Ohio governor “What people don’t know about Kasich -- he was a managing partner of the horrendous Lehman Brothers when it totally destroyed the economy!” - Donald Trump
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George Pataki, former New York governor - “Why is someone like George Pataki, who did a terrible job as governor of N.Y. and registers ZERO in the polls, allowed on the debate stage?” - Donald Trump
George Pataki, former New York governor - “Why is someone like George Pataki, who did a terrible job as governor of N.Y. and registers ZERO in the polls, allowed on the debate stage?” - Donald Trump
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Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky - “He’s a very ineffective guy. Rand is weak on immigration. He's weak on the military. ... He’s down so low with his polls, he's got no chance.” -Donald Trump
Rand Paul, U.S. senator from Kentucky - “He’s a very ineffective guy. Rand is weak on immigration. He's weak on the military. ... He’s down so low with his polls, he's got no chance.” -Donald Trump
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Marco Rubio, U.S. senator from Florida - “Rubio was very much in favor of doing amnesty and everything, and then all of a sudden he starting shooting down like a dropped rock and he changed his stance entirely.” -Donald Trump
Marco Rubio, U.S. senator from Florida - “Rubio was very much in favor of doing amnesty and everything, and then all of a sudden he starting shooting down like a dropped rock and he changed his stance entirely.” -Donald Trump
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Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania -- No mention by Trump.
Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania -- No mention by Trump.
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Rick Perry, former Texas governor (who has since withdrawn from the race): “Governor Perry failed on the border. He should be forced to take an IQ test before being allowed to enter the GOP debate.”- Donald Trump
Rick Perry, former Texas governor (who has since withdrawn from the race): “Governor Perry failed on the border. He should be forced to take an IQ test before being allowed to enter the GOP debate.”- Donald Trump
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Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor (who has since withdrawn from the race) - “Wisconsin’s doing terribly. It’s in turmoil. The roads are a disaster because they don’t have any money to rebuild them. They’re borrowing money like crazy.” -Donald Trump
Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor (who has since withdrawn from the race) - “Wisconsin’s doing terribly. It’s in turmoil. The roads are a disaster because they don’t have any money to rebuild them. They’re borrowing money like crazy.” -Donald Trump
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Donald Trump, billionaire real estate developer - "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." -Donald Trump
Donald Trump, billionaire real estate developer - "I will be the greatest jobs president that God ever created." -Donald Trump
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