Donald Trump is puzzled by Carly Fiorina's rave reviews: 'I don't get it'

&quot;I don&#039;t get it,&quot; Donald Trump says of Carly Fiorina&#039;s appeal

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In Rochester, New Hampshire, on Thursday evening, Donald Trump resumed his fight with Carly Fiorina over who is the better corporate titan — only, unlike at Wednesday night's debate, Fiorina wasn't there to offer her rebuttal. Fiorina "did a terrible job at Lucent, she did a terrible, terrible, terrible job at Hewlett-Packard," Trump told the town hall audience. Fiorina's purchase of Compaq absolutely "destroyed the company, Hewlett-Packard."

Fiorina was widely judged a big winner of Wednesday's debate, which appeared to miff Trump as well. "Everyone says she made a good speech yesterday," he said. "I don't know — I don't get it!" He repeated that he doesn't "get it" two more times, then said that "at some point people are going to see, and I think it's going to be a very big roadblock."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.