Donald Trump disagrees with Ted Cruz on the use of waterboarding. | AP Photo Donald Trump calls Ted Cruz the P word

At a rally on Monday night in Manchester, New Hampshire, Donald Trump repeated a woman’s shouted remark that Ted Cruz was a “pussy” for his comments about waterboarding during Saturday’s Republican debate.

The moment came when Trump, recounting that exchange, heard a shout from a woman in the audience, pointed to her and said, “She just said a terrible thing.”


“You know what she said? Shout it out because I don’t want to say it,” Trump continued, smirking. “OK, you’re not allowed to say and I never expect to hear that from you again. I never expect to hear that from you again. She said he’s a pussy.”

The crowd roared and Trump threw up his hands.

“That’s terrible,” Trump said.

During Saturday night's debate, Cruz was asked by moderator David Muir whether he thought waterboarding was torture.

“Well, under the definition of torture, no, it’s not,” Cruz said.

Would he bring it back as president?

“I would not bring it back in any sort of widespread use,” Cruz said.

Trump, seeing an opportunity to draw a contrast, said he would: “I would bring back waterboarding and I’d bring back a hell of a lot worse than waterboarding."

Also on Monday, Trump's son Eric said on Fox News’ "On the Record" with Greta Van Susteren that waterboarding was “quite frankly no different than what happens on college campuses in frat houses every day.”

Catherine Frazier, a spokeswoman for Cruz, called the comments, "Just the latest episode of the reality TV show that Donald has made the 2016 campaign — let’s not forget who whipped who in Iowa."

Amanda Carpenter, a former Cruz aide, tweeted, “How classy for Trump to call Cruz a “pussy” for not cheerleading torture. Does Trump know Ted’s dad was tortured?”

Donald Trump is leading the polls in New Hampshire and is widely expected to win Tuesday's first-in-the-nation primary.

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