“He @RickSantorum lost his 06 Senate race by 18 points. He is also disqualified for 18 Ohio delegates. Coincidence? And these lost delegates show that he is badly organized and not a good manager.” Donald Trump, March 2012

Kyle Cheney of Politico found some tweets from Donald Trump from 2012, where he slammed then-presidential candidate Rick Santorum for not understanding delegate rules.

Here is the list:

Despite complaints today, @realDonaldTrump seemed to have a nuanced understanding of the delegate process in 2012. pic.twitter.com/rrLebt4DRg — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 11, 2016

Here are some with their “twitlonger” text.

He @RickSantorum lost his 06 Senate race by 18 points. He is also disqualified for 18 Ohio delegates. (cont) http://t.co/jcbS4Prv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 5, 2012

He @RickSantorum is ineligible for 30 delegates next month due to his campaign missing deadlines. (cont) http://t.co/3hfgEzHp — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 12, 2012

The Twitlonger version:

@RickSantorum's campaign is so inept he doesn't even have a full slate of delegates in his home state of (cont) http://t.co/Hn5S2OFU — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 22, 2012

The Twitlonger version:

Indeed.

H/T: Angela Riley

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