New Hampshire Union Leader slams Trump: 'Losing is what he does'

The New Hampshire Union Leader reminded Donald Trump in a scathing editorial late Thursday that his loss in the Iowa caucuses earlier this week was far from his first failure. Contrary to the Republican presidential candidate's constant claims that he's a winner, the Union Leader counters that, actually, "losing is what he does."
"If you challenged Donald Trump to a game of Trump: The Game," the editorial says, "he'd lose."
The brazen attacks on the Republican frontrunner — and second-place Iowa caucus finisher — don't come without evidence backing them up, either. After a quick introduction, the remainder of the editorial is simply a list of of Trump's past failures. Here are a select few:
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- "Trump Steaks lacked sizzle."
- "Trump Ice bottled water dried up."
- "You can't order a Trump and tonic because nobody makes Trump Vodka anymore."
- "Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for bankruptcy in 1999. And 2004. And 2009. And 2014."
- "Too bad Trump failed to get his New Jersey Generals into the NFL. He'd have made the Cleveland Browns look like winners."
The major New Hampshire newspaper's editorial comes just days before the state's Tuesday primary. Read it in full at the New Hampshire Union Leader.
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