Trump attacks Carson after falling in national poll

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attacked his rival Ben Carson after the retired neurosurgeon surged past him in a new national poll.

According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Monday, Carson has the support of 29 percent of likely Republican primary voters— the highest percentage any Republican candidate has obtained so far in the poll.

The survey found that support for Trump is at 23 percent.

The findings were similar to a New York Times/CBS News poll released last week, which also showed Carson leads other GOP candidates in the race for the White House.

"It’s not his thing. He doesn’t have the temperament for it," the New York real estate mogul said on ABC News on Tuesday.

"I think Ben just doesn’t have the experience," he said. "He's not going to be able to negotiate with China. It's not his thing ... It's not in his wheelhouse, he's never done it before, and I don't think it's, you know, meant for him."

Trump predicted that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic nomination, “unless she gets indicted.”

Both Trump and Carson are “outsiders” in the crowded GOP field dominated by current and former senators and governors.

Defending his rise in a recent interview with NBC, Carson said the government was set up for "citizen statesmen, not for career politicians."

Trump, meanwhile, is promoting a book titled “Crippled America” that touts his experience in business and his ability to accomplish big things.

“This book is designed to give the reader a better understanding of me and my ideas for our future,” Trump writes. “I'm a really nice guy, but I'm also passionate and determined to make our country great again.”

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