Defeated in the Iowa Caucus, Donald Trump Wants to Buy Ranch Land

MASSAPEDIA NEWS - US presidential candidate election of Republicans and Democrats began in Iowa with a system of caucuses on Monday night (1/2). Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders still competing. While Republican Ted Cruz has declared victory in the first place, putting Donald Trump in second.

Cruz unexpectedly outperformed Trump with 28 percent, while Trump himself was at 24 percent, according to a Reuters report.

In response to this defeat, Trump gives a classic reaction that he was thankful to get second place. Trump explained that when he started the campaign, he even predicted did not get a chance to be a top 10 candidates.

"On June 16, when we started this journey, everyone told me, do not go to Iowa. They said no, but I say, I should do it," Trump said in a speech in Iowa after caucus results were announced, quoted by CNN.

"And now we are in the second position. And I can only say, I'm flattered, really flattered. I would like to congratulate Ted, and I would like to congratulate Mike Huckabee, who has been a friend of mine who is very good," said Trump.

Mike Huckabee menrupakan former Arkansas governor who stated he would stop the campaign nomination as presidential candidate of the republican party. In fact, Huckabee had won the Iowa caucuses in 2008.

Trump gratitude this time seen in contrast to the self-confidence that had him cuit via his Twitter account last in 2014, which states that anyone who occupies the second position will not be publicly remembered.

However, the most memorable things in Trump's speech this time was that he would return to Iowa, and is likely to buy a farm field.

"We would often come back [Iowa]. In fact, I think I will purchase the land [the farm]," said Trump.

Trump continued his speech by predicting who will be winning the caucuses in Iowa Democrat. As so often he made in his speech, Trump was not spared this time mocking Hillary, who temporarily slight lead caucus results.

"I do not know who would win between Bernie and Hillary. Hillary had another problem, probably a bigger problem than about this nomination," said Trump.

"We will easily beat Bernie, or Hillary, or anyone [who became the candidate of the Democrats]," said Trump.

Incoming voice of Democrats have reached 94 percent, with results superior Hillary extremely thin from Sanders. In his speech, Clinton expressed very excited to compete with Sanders. While Sanders predicts the outcome this time he will caucus with Hillary series.

Caucuses in Iowa is important because the state is the first to make the selection of candidates for each party. Although it is a small fraction of the overall US electorate, Iowa is considered important because it is the first, so that it can create the momentum and the future trend.