Here's the status of the Republican primary this week:
Donald Trump has a new explanation for his latest attacks on Ted Cruz and the Texas senator's background and record: He started it.
“Well, I have to go with my own thinking," the Republican candidate told Fox News' Sean Hannity in an interview aired Thursday night. "Don’t forget, Ted attacked me and then I attacked him. But he started and he attacked me pretty viciously, and you know, first he was laying back, as we know. It was everybody—they said, in the wake. And frankly, he attacked me, Sean."
He started it.
Sure, why not. We're not going to get anything of substance out of Trump on stuff like issues. Blood from a turnip. Hannity sure as hell isn't going to delve deep into Trump's policy papers, such as they are. No, this is what we get instead: "Trump added that he believed himself to be doing the Republican Party and Cruz a favor by bringing up the issue of the Canadian-born senator's eligibility."
There really isn't anything more important, if you’re a Republican.