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Donald Trump sent a bunch of Trump-branded products to a rival in order to call him sweaty

Oct 6, 2015, 17:38 IST

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Donald Trump.AP Photo/Mark Zaleski

Real-estate developer Donald Trump took his feud with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) to a rather unique place this week, sending a gag gift to Rubio's presidential campaign office.

According to CNN, Trump's campaign sent Rubio a "a care package" on Monday containing a 24-pack case of "Trump Ice" bottled water, two "Make America Great Again" towels, and a note that said: "Since you're always sweating, we thought you could use some water. Enjoy!"

Here's a photo of the Trump-branded water:

"A Trump campaign aide said they added the towels 'for him sweating,' and described the overall gesture as a lighthearted prank," CNN's Noah Gray wrote.

Rubio recently started surging in the 2016 presidential race while taking targeted swipes at Trump, the Republican front-runner. Trump has responded with a wide-ranged barrage of attacks, including against Rubio for supposedly sweating too much during the debates.

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"I'm looking at guys like Marco Rubio, who has the worst voting record in the United States Senate. And [he's a] young guy - although he sweats more than any young person I've ever seen in my life," Trump said last month. "I've never seen a guy down water like he downs water. They bring it in in buckets for this guy."

During a "New Day" interview Tuesday, CNN's Chris Cuomo told Trump that Rubio's campaign responded to his stunt gift by mocking Trump for losing steam at the end of CNN's lengthy, three-hour debate in September.

"He can send us all of the water he wants. Who was tired in that debate? Thirty-seven minutes [in], Donald Trump wasn't just outplayed in terms of substance, he was tired," Rubio's camp said, according to Cuomo. "He's not in shape for this."

Trump then launched into a series of attacks against Rubio for being a "lightweight," among other things.

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