Yes, they did cheer for her, but Trump had her repeat it, then HE said it himself.
“The other night in the debate,” he told thousands in Manchester, “they asked Ted Cruz a serious question: what do you think of waterboarding? Is it OK? I thought he’d say absolutely, and he didn’t. And he said, well, he’s concerned because some people –”
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A woman near the front of the crowd interrupted. “He’s a *****!”
Trump admonished her for saying “a terrible thing”.
“You know what she just said?” he asked. “Shout it out, because I don’t want to say it.”
“You’re not allowed to say that,” he continued. “I never expect to hear that from you again.”
Trump paused, looked out at his election-eve audience and leaned into the microphone: “She said he’s a *****.”
The audience cheered – shouting “Trump! Trump!” – before he gave the woman a mock admonishment and returned to his rambling, more than 45-minute speech. “For the press,” he said, looking up at the television cameras, “this is a serious reprimand.”
Trump repeats crowd member's '*****' insult as New Hampshire votes
The news reporter even stated that Trump gave her a mock admonishment. Matter of fact, in an interview with Lester Holt of NBC this evening, when asked about the comment, he said that the standing ovation was actually for the woman, not him.
But, he still called Cruz a *****, even if he was quoting the supporter.