Donald Trump Takes Credit for Mitt Romney’s Nevada Win

There really is no end to the wild claims made during this Republican primary battle. This one is really rich. Donald Trump called into Fox News today to take credit for Mitt Romney’s 30 point win in Nevada.

He told the newscasters,

“There was a lot riding on that particular race in Nevada and it was interesting, because the numbers were much, much greater than you thought. And a lot of people are giving me credit for that. And I will accept that credit. Always accept credit.”

It is a weird coincidence that poling taken in Nevada by the Romney Campaign and independent pollsters all had Romney winning Nevada by a landslide before Trump gave him his endorsement, but the polls showed that more than 40% of people interviewed said that Trump’s endorsement made them look at Romney more negatively.

Last week there was media confirmation that Trump planned to endorse Romney’s rival in the campaign Newt Gingrich. Then out of nowhere he flipped and decided to endorse Romney.

Gingrich was asked to address the confusion in the endorsement fracas with Trump and he said bluntly,

“We all thought that was kind of weird. There are few people better at manipulating the press than Donald Trump and he proved it once again. You have to admire the sheer chutzpah.”

Trump was originally a candidate for the Republican nomination for President. He suspended his campaign last May amidst minimal support.

Do you think that Donald Trump has been helpful to Mitt Romney’s candidacy or will he hurt him in the end?