scorecard
  1. Home
  2. Politics
  3. Donald Trump mocks 'sleeping' Ben Carson after he takes the lead in Iowa

Donald Trump mocks 'sleeping' Ben Carson after he takes the lead in Iowa

Colin Campbell   

Donald Trump mocks 'sleeping' Ben Carson after he takes the lead in Iowa
Politics2 min read

donald trump

REUTERS/Scott Morgan

Donald Trump.

Real-estate mogul Donald Trump took a shot at presidential rival Ben Carson at a Friday night rally in Florida.

The Republican front-runner launched into an extensive monologue about how he has been crushing his Republican competition in the polls before noting that Carson supposedly overtook him in Iowa.

"Here's the headline - headline, the biggest story, you see it, am I right? - 'Trump falls to second place in Iowa.' I said, 'No way!' The press was going crazy," Trump recalled, while expressing his disbelief in the results.

Then he took a jab at Carson for his soft-spoken demeanor.

"We informed Ben. But he was sleeping," Trump said to laughter.

Trump - who has led in the vast majority of national and state-based polls - was apparently referring to a pair of Iowa polls this week.

A Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register survey released Friday found Carson leading Trump 28% to 19% among likely GOP caucus-goers in Iowa. And a Quinnipiac University poll on Thursday found Carson up by a similar margin in the state.

In a Bloomberg Politics interview that aired earlier in the day, Carson was asked if he expected Trump to attack him as a result of his polling lead.

"I guess that really depends on whether he's a gentleman or not. I guess we'll find out. If he does attack me, I will continue to talk about the issues," he said. "My personal interactions with him have shown him to be a gentleman. I think there's another element sometimes when he's on camera."

Carson was also asked to contrast his temperament with the more outspoken Trump.

"There's no question that I'm a relatively calm person. A lot of people think that I'm half-asleep," he responded. "I guarantee you: I'm awake."

NOW WATCH: Ben Carson says he would not vote for any Muslim to be president

READ MORE ARTICLES ON


Advertisement

Advertisement