David Jackson

USA TODAY

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump's public language continues to astound.

The candidate who has said he would bomb the (bleep) out of the Islamic State echoed a vulgarity Monday night toward Ted Cruz.

During a rally Monday night, as Trump discussed Cruz's reluctance to endorse waterboarding, a woman in the crowed shouted "he's a p---y!"

Trump then scolded the woman — playfully.

"You’re not allowed to say, and I never expect to hear that from you again,” he said. “She said he’s a p---y.”

The crowd laughed and cheered.

Asked about the incident on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Trump said: “It was a great moment, I got a standing ovation, the place went wild. Somebody said mixed cheers. Let me tell you — the place went wild."

The Cruz campaign suggested that Trump's language might not sit well with voters in future primary states.

"I'm trying to understand which voter group in South Carolina he's trying to appeal to," said Cruz communications director Rick Tyler.