Herman Cain says the GOP establishment 'ought to be celebrating' Donald Trump

Herman Cain
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Herman Cain, a 2012 Republican presidential hopeful, had some sharp words for his party Wednesday morning following Donald Trump's dominant Super Tuesday performance.

"I believe that the establishment needs to get over it and just allow the people to speak, and so far 285 delegates — that's not a fluke," he told Fox News. "Get over it, establishment."

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.