thehill | Donald Trump on Thursday fired back at criticism from presidential rival Rick Perry.
The
former Texas governor "failed on the border. He should be forced to
take an IQ test before being allowed to enter the GOP debate," Trump tweeted Thursday afternoon.
The
comment came hours after Perry issued a blistering statement that said
Trump was mistaken on border security and only offered "a toxic mix of
demagoguery and nonsense."
It was another in a series of jabs between the two candidates, to which Trump countered in another tweet by saying that Perry "doesn't understand what the word demagoguery means."
Perry,
whose "oops" moment during a televised debate during the 2012 campaign
kneecapped his previous White House bid, has himself addressed the
relationship of intelligence and the presidency.
"Running for president is not an IQ test," Perry said in December when preparing to exit office.
"It
is a test of an individual’s resolve; it is a test of an individual’s
philosophy; it is a test of an individual’s life experiences," Perry
said then, alluding to his 14-year tenure as governor.
