Donald Trump: Rick Santorum 'Wants To Be President? Give Me A Break' (VIDEO)

Real estate mogul Donald Trump has one -- and perhaps only one -- criticism of GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum and he's going to stick to it.

After blasting Santorum on Wednesday morning for his crushing failure in a 2006 reelection bid for Pennsylvania Senate -- and then repeating that same attack in a YouTube video -- Trump recycled the jab again in an interview with Fox News' Greta Van Susteren.

"I have nothing against Rick Santorum, he seems like a nice guy," Trump told Van Susteren. "He ran for the Senate -- he was a sitting senator, he ran again for the Senate as an incumbent -- lost by 19 points, it was a record in the history of the U.S. Senate for an incumbent. He lost and now he wants to run for president."

Santorum lost to Democrat Bob Casey in catastrophic year for congressional Republicans, a point that Van Susteren later noted, explaining that 2006 had been especially disastrous for conservative Pennsylvania lawmakers.

Trump then went on to repeat an analogy that he used on at least three occasions Wednesday, comparing Santorum to a "student who gets thrown out of high school for bad marks but then wants to go to the Wharton School of Finance," a prestigious business school at the University of Pennsylvania.

"Somebody beat him by tremendous numbers and all of the sudden he says he wants to be president? Give me a break!" Trump continued.

(Video above via Fox News. Comments begin at the 1:50 mark)

Santorum shocked Trump's candidate, Mitt Romney, on Tuesday, taking wins in all three of the night's contests: non-binding caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, as well as a symbolic primary in Missouri.

While Trump has since come out with his best broken-record bashing of Santorum, the punches haven't always been one-sided.

In the wake of Trump's endorsement drama before last week's Nevada caucus, which Santorum unsurprisingly lost, the former Pennsylvania senator was asked if it was hypocritical for Trump to have endorsed Romney after criticizing him in August. Santorum reportedly responded with some degree of sarcasm.

"I can't imagine Donald Trump being hypocritical," Santorum said. "That would be totally out of character for Donald Trump."

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Comments

[barryrls]

07:42 PM on 02/12/2012

If I were a presidential candidate and was endorsed by Trump, i would suspect my chances of winning the Presidency would be on par with an actual Elvis sighting. Romney's acceptance of his endorsement speaks incredible volumes to Romney's character, or lack there of. I guess the bond between these two men is the fact they both like to fire people.

[Susan Bosworth]

03:23 PM on 02/10/2012

Uh oh...I'm out of popcorn. this show has been going on for far too long!

[rudiy]

11:39 AM on 02/10/2012

There are many far richer and far more politically astute people in this world than Trump. Many of those people actually contribute to the betterment of America not to their ego and pocket book.

The odd thing is many Republicans criticize those others like Gates, Buffet, Bloomberg and others for actually doing something while Trump is all bravado and hype.

[Ramseytwo]

11:02 AM on 02/10/2012

I wish someone would give him a part.

[JrayTo]

10:54 AM on 02/10/2012

I'm sorry, Nell carter can get away with saying "Gimme a Break", you donald, a wacko-birther squirrel cannot..however right you may be.

[linnwood]

10:51 AM on 02/10/2012

Bigger joke.....Trump wanted to run for POTUS.

[BlueDog1]

10:22 AM on 02/10/2012

Jump in cowboy..........................

[DevRock]

10:17 AM on 02/10/2012

Here's what I don't get. There was an article on HP recently that decried the media's over-coverage of this election and the following of non-stories like Trump making an endorsement. After that, Arianna, on her FB page, posted a link and even commented that the Trump story was not news. Yet, here's our daily story about Trump.

Anyone?

[OtayPanky]

11:18 AM on 02/10/2012

When in doubt, follow the money.

HuffPo makes money from its advertising. Advertisers are attracted by and pay for space based on their perception of the vehicle as an advertising medium. Internet properties demonstrate their value as an advertising vehicle by metrics. Donald Trump, naked women, and National Enquirer type stories get lots more clicks than straight policy wonk stories.

[Jeff Haley]

10:17 AM on 02/10/2012

"I can't imagine Donald Trump being hypocritical," Santorum said. "That would be totally out of character for Donald Trump."

So many times, what bothers me about another person, is the same thing inside myself which I'm incapable of seeing. Once again a GOP Candidate who had to personally attack another person because they can't argue facts with rhetoric.

PRESIDENT OBAMA 2012

[Matt12]

09:58 AM on 02/10/2012

HP: Please don't give this clown editorial space. He's clearly so unqualified to speak on issues of the day! He's filed for bankruptcy twice at least, so clearly his "entrepreneurial" acumen is as solid as quick sand.

[ThinkBig12]

09:48 AM on 02/10/2012

Bill Gates never even finished college!!! Steve Jobs got fired from Apple. Abe Lincoln lost his Senate race as well - and turned around and ran for President. I say Rick Santorum is tenacious. And one of the few who actually sticks with what he believes!!!

[AD]

10:11 AM on 02/10/2012

Rick Santorum's entire world revolves around what other people do with their genitals and reproductive organs. And when he takes a moment away from the above obsessions he wants to give more money to the rich. Wow..what a great president he would be. not.

[ConDsenXieN]

09:39 AM on 02/10/2012

For once, I agree with him. Not holding my breath for a second time, though.

[g8guy2no]

09:34 AM on 02/10/2012

as much as i don't like this fruitcake, i think he's right

[olderthan]

09:29 AM on 02/10/2012

No, Schlump. you have already had too many breaks.

[iAREamerica]

09:02 AM on 02/10/2012

Trump--while I agree with his rant against Santorum--is the poster boy which dismisses the idea of our country being a meritocracy. Obviously, all of this guy's connections and family money have made him what he is, certainly not any level of intelligence or hard work on his part.