1. Christie endorses Trump
Donald Trump promised a “big announcement” at a Texas rally – and then New Jersey governor Christie appeared. “I’m happy to be on the Trump team and I look forward to working with him,” he said.
Summary
Trump beamed. “This was an endorsement that really meant a lot ... This is the one endorsement that I felt very strongly about, I wanted to get,” he said. (Not many Republicans saying that.)
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Christie took up where he left off in New Hampshire, branding Florida senator Marco Rubio a weak leader. Trump went further, calling Rubio a “lightweight”, a “baby” and a “nervous Nellie”.
Video: Christie endorses Trump
2. Rubio says Trump feared wetting himself
Rubio tripled his criticism of Trump after Thursday’s feisty debate, calling the New Yorker a “con artist” and a bad speller. Then Rubio shared an anecdote from the debate backstage.
Summary
He asked for a full-length mirror. I don’t know why … but he wanted a full length mirror. Maybe to make sure his pants weren’t wet. I don’t know.
– Florida senator Marco Rubio
Now we know the secret of Donald Trump’s success – sex appeal
Rubio reads mean Trump tweets
3. Dennis Rodman slams Ted Cruz
At the debate, Cruz said that while he, Cruz, was fighting immigration reform, “Where was Donald? He was firing Dennis Rodman on Celebrity Apprentice.” The former NBA star heard that…
Rodman: Trump will ‘fire your ass’
Yes @tedcruz; @realdonaldtrump did fire me on Celebrity Apprentice. But he's about to fire your ass too! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain
— Dennis Rodman (@dennisrodman) February 26, 2016
4. Trump compares Romney to penguin
Trump dismissed 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney. “He walked like a penguin, it was a disaster,” said Trump. “If he wanted to support me, I would not accept his support.”
5. Trump promises restrictions on speech
“I’m gonna open up our libel laws so when [newspapers] write purposely negative stories ... we can sue them and make lots of money,” Trump said. Then he vowed to defend the second amendment.
6. Clinton: ‘I love having men at my feet’
In the unrecognizably different Democratic race, Hillary Clinton stumbled on a pre-wedding party of groomsmen at a South Carolina cafe and posed gamely, quipping: “I love having men at my feet.”
7. Graham jokes about Cruz murder
Back to the GOP: at a press club dinner Thursday, senator Lindsey Graham called his party “batshit crazy” and mused about how very much Ted Cruz is disliked in the Senate.
Summary
If you kill Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody could convict you.
... and another thing:
Trump imitating Rubio just now at campaign event with a water bottle. pic.twitter.com/tzHGzFe6A4
— Steve Kopack (@SteveKopack) February 26, 2016
