Donald Trump's convention manager just said Ted Cruz is using 'Gestapo tactics'

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Donald Trump's convention manager, Paul Manafort, criticized Ted Cruz's campaign, suggesting they're threatening delegates in order to get a path toward the Republican presidential nomination.

"You go to these county conventions, and you see the Gestapo tactics — the scorched-earth tactics," Manafort said on NBC's Meet the Press.

Watch Manafort's full comments below. Julie Kliegman

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Julie Kliegman
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.