Trump knocks WSJ editorial board, says ‘nobody cares’

by Harper Neidig - 03/17/16 10:35 AM ET

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump went on a Twitter rant about The Wall Street Journal Thursday after the paper published a scathing editorial Wednesday night about the real estate mogul.

Trump appeared especially irked the paper noted that Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has received more actual votes than he has, given that the Republican was facing a more crowded field.

.@WSJ Editorial says “Clinton primary vote total is 8,646,551.Trump’s is 7,533,692”-a knock. But she had only 3 opponents-I had 16.Apologize

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2016

.@WSJ is bad at math. The good news is, nobody cares what they say in their editorials anymore, especially me!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2016

The editorial knocked Trump for refusing to participate in a Fox News debate next week that has since been canceled and, despite claiming not to care, Trump tweeted a third time, calling the Wall Street Journal editorial board “dummies.”

Please explain to the dummies at the @WSJ Editorial Board that I love to debate and have won, according to Drudge etc., all 11 of them!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 17, 2016

The editorial also slammed Trump for his unwillingness to consult with foreign policy experts and his comments about the possibility of a riot breaking out if he falls short of enough delegates to secure the nomination.

“Maybe Mr. Trump figures he can keep blustering his way to the White House,” the editorial reads. “But the anti-Trump coalition could grow if voters see a front-runner who won’t debate, threatens riots if he doesn’t win, and whose foreign-policy brain trust consists of one brain.”

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