Donald Trump likens rival Ben Carson to child molester

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, dropping recent claims of civility, has equated Ben Carson’s childhood “pathological temper” to being a child molester, questioned his religious awakening, and berated voters who support him.

“How stupid are the people of Iowa?” declared Trump during a rally at Iowa Community College. “How stupid are the people of the country to believe this crap?”

The billionaire real estate mogul harshly criticised not only Carson, but many of his other competitors in the race for the presidential nomination. In his free-wheeling appearance, Trump also said Florida senator Marco Rubio, who is rising in the polls, was “weak like a baby, like a baby” and “not a good poker player because every time he’s under pressure he starts to just profusely sweat”. And he said former Florida governor Jeb Bush did not deserve his attention because his campaign is doing so poorly.