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AP Photo Trump accuses GOP of trying to steal nomination from him

Donald Trump laid low after his bruising defeat to Ted Cruz in Wisconsin, foregoing a public election night appearance and instead having his campaign fire off a blistering statement claiming the deck was stacked against him.

"Donald J. Trump withstood the onslaught of the establishment yet again. Lyin' Ted Cruz had the Governor of Wisconsin, many conservative talk radio show hosts and the entire party apparatus behind him," the statement said. "We have total confidence that Mr. Trump will go on to win in New York, where he holds a substantial lead in the polls."

The statement went on to dismiss Cruz as a tool of the larger Republican Party seeking to sabotage Trump's presidential run. “Ted Cruz is worse than a puppet--- he is a Trojan horse, being used by the party bosses attempting to steal the nomination from Mr. Trump," the campaign said.

Instead of holding a splashy event, as he has most primary nights, Trump watched the results at home in New York with his family, according to a report from Washington Post reporter Robert Costa.

A spokeswoman for the Trump campaign did not immediately respond to emails about Trump's activities on Tuesday night.

Trump campaigned aggressively in Wisconsin and deployed more than 40 staffers there, but a day after Trump predicted a "very, very big" win in the state, Cruz easily beat him and is set to collect most of its 42 delegates.

