Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE threatened to “spill the beans” on Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week Renewed focus on Trump's Supreme Court list after Ginsburg's death MORE’s wife Heidi because of an ad featuring a nude image of Melania Trump.

“Wow @SenTedCruz, that is some low level ad you did using a picture of Melania in G.Q. shoot. Be careful or I will spill the beans on your wife,” Trump tweeted then deleted seconds later.

Trump just tweeted and then deleted a threat about Ted Cruz's wife pic.twitter.com/vZlNesB5NK — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 23, 2016

A similar tweet appeared minutes later, referring to Cruz as “Lyin’ Ted.”

Lyin' Ted Cruz just used a picture of Melania from a G.Q. shoot in his ad. Be careful, Lyin' Ted, or I will spill the beans on your wife! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2016

Trump was referring to an ad put out by super-PAC Make America Awesome, which launched a Facebook campaign appealing to Mormon voters ahead of the Utah caucuses on Tuesday evening.

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The ad featured Trump’s wife, Melania, posing nude in the men's magazine in 2000.