Donald Trump blasted Republican rivals Ted Cruz and John Kasich on Monday over their newly-formed alliance, calling the GOP contenders “weak” and suggesting their plan to stop him from securing the nomination is doomed to fail.
“So they colluded and actually I was happy because it shows how weak they are, it shows how pathetic they are,” the leading GOP presidential candidate told thousands of voters at his first of three rallies on Monday.
He continued, “If you add up both votes, and if you add up both delegates they’re way behind me so it doesn’t matter. It takes two guys, long-time politicians to try and get to together to try and beat Trump, and yet they’re way behind.”
Both Kasich and Cruz announced late Sunday evening that they plan to clear the way for each other and campaign in separate states against Trump in a strategic effort to keep the billionaire from securing several victories and reaching the 1,237 delegates needed to become the GOP nominee.
Cruz plans to campaign heavily in Indiana, where recent polls show him trailing Trump by double digits, while Kasich campaigns in New Mexico and Oregon, states where he is more likely to draw votes away from the billionaire.
“When two candidates who have no path to victory get together to stop a candidate who is expanding the party by millions of voters, it is yet another example of everything that is wrong in Washington and our political system,” Trump said in a statement released Sunday evening.
The Republican front-runner is scheduled to host two more rallies in Pennsylvania on Monday at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. ET.
