Asked in an interview aired Thursday morning on “Fox and Friends” if he thought the state intentionally announced the change after he declared his bid, Trump responded, “I think so, yeah, I think so, because they saw that I do very well in Colorado, so I think so.”
Party officials have been pushing back for days against Trump’s claims, noting that rival Ted Cruz simply took advantage of the delegate selection process after the state announced last August that it was scrapping its preference poll for local caucus-type meetings leading up to a state convention.
Cruz took all 34 delegates up for grabs in the state, where the Trump campaign did not have a robust organization to secure support. Trump has lashed out for days against the results, and the state Republican Party chairman indicated he’s been getting death threats over the outcome.
