New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump remains a voice in the Republican primary election process, and Tuesday he had some choice comments regarding how Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann would finish in Iowa.
“Michele Bachmann will finish dead last tonight in Iowa because she is disloyal and a terrible boss. Sadly, it is over for Michele,” Mr. Trump tweeted Tuesday.
The “Apprentice” star was likely referring to the chaos that came out of Ms. Bachmann’s campaign team last week.
Kent Sorenson, the former Bachmann campaign chairman, dropped from his post as the Minnesota congresswoman’s lead Iowa campaign staffer, and announced that he would be joining Texas congressman Ron Paul’s campaign staff last Wednesday.
Ms. Bachmann slammed Mr. Sorenson after he made the switch, saying it was totally financially motivated.
“Kent Sorenson personally told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to work for the Paul campaign,” said Ms. Bachmann in a statement last week. “It’s clear that this was a deliberate move by the Ron Paul campaign to discredit our campaign and our growing momentum.”
Although it is unclear how much influence the millionaire real estate mogul from New York, Mr. Trump, has in Iowa, his comments via Twitter Tuesday are seemingly a final blow to the Minnesota congresswoman’s hopes of capturing a victory in Iowa.
In an appearance on Fox News Monday night, Mr. Trump did not endorse any of the Republican presidential candidates with just hours remaining until the Iowa caucus, and continues to leave open the possibility of running as a third party candidate in 2012.
He also slammed Mr. Paul, saying the Texas congressman has “no chance” at defeating President Barack Obama if he were to win the Republican nomination in 2012.
“I don’t think Ron Paul would have even a little chance at beating him,” said Mr. Trump about Mr. Paul’s chances against the president. “I think the fact that he’s doing so well in the polls, and I can’t imagine he does well, but if he won I think it would be a tremendous black eye for Iowa and I really think it would bring Iowa down as the first great state in the election process. I really really think it would be a very bad thing for the reputation of Iowa.”
