Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has been leading in the national polls for the majority of the race to the White House, so when a new poll showed Ted Cruz leading the pack, the real estate mogul was not pleased.
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll showed Cruz leading nationally by 28 percent over Trump's 26 percent.
Trump dismissed the poll as a "total joke," particularly because a CBS poll came out the same day showing Trump has a 35 percent lead, followed by Cruz at 18 percent nationally.
New CBS National Poll just out - massive lead for Trump. The Wall Street Journal/NBC Poll is a total joke. No wonder WSJ is doing so badly!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2016
Cruz retweeted a tweet posted by Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, stating Cruz's lead.
Kelly and Trump have famously had tension, which Trump cites as the reason why he missed a GOP debate that Kelly was moderating.
A new poll, taken after Saturday night’s #GOPDebate, shows @tedcruz in the lead for the first time nationally pic.twitter.com/InyDR3Q16s
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) February 18, 2016
Trump took aim at the media for reporting on the polls, which show him trailing Cruz.
Amazing that while I lead by big numbers in the new Q and and USA Today polls, the the press only wants to report on the phony WSJ/NBC poll.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2016
The polls came out days before the South Carolina primaries, where Trump is leading the Republican candidates, and following a win in New Hampshire.
Thank you South Carolina! Together, WE WILL MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! #VoteTrumpSC pic.twitter.com/ZkXPm9lPL1
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 18, 2016
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