President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE noted recent polls indicating a recent surge by Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters Why Democrats must confront extreme left wing incitement to violence MORE (I-Vt.) in a Sunday afternoon tweet.

“Wow! Crazy Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls, looking very good against his opponents in the Do Nothing Party. So what does this all mean? Stay tuned!” Trump tweeted.

Wow! Crazy Bernie Sanders is surging in the polls, looking very good against his opponents in the Do Nothing Party. So what does this all mean? Stay tuned! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 12, 2020

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The tweet came shortly after a Des Moines Register/CNN poll indicated the Vermont senator was in first place in Iowa a month out from the caucuses there, jumping ahead of his competitors after the respected poll showed him in third place in November. The same poll showed former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg Pete ButtigiegBogeymen of the far left deserve a place in any Biden administration Overnight Defense: Woodward book causes new firestorm | Book says Trump lashed out at generals, told Woodward about secret weapons system | US withdrawing thousands of troops from Iraq A socially and environmentally just way to fight climate change MORE (D) slipping nine points after experiencing a surge in the state in late 2019.

The Trump campaign has stepped up attacks on Sanders in recent weeks, with the president attacking Sanders at an Ohio rally last week for his criticism of the strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad and the campaign calling him a “wealthy, fossil fuel-guzzling millionaire” who “lectures Americans on how to live their lives while doing the exact opposite.”

Sanders, meanwhile, responded to Trump’s tweet shortly after, tweeting “it means you’re going to lose.”

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