With the Left attacking North Carolina as if it were, oh say, Saudi Arabia for wanting to protect the privacy rights of women in bathrooms and locker rooms, The Donald ran for cover (as I reported).

Guess who is running towards the good people of North Carolina and common sense values? Lion Ted:

“There have been very few complaints the way it is,” Trump told The Today Show. “People go, they use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate, there has been so little trouble.”

Hours later in Maryland, Cruz gave his response: “Let me ask you, have we gone stark raving nuts?”

“I’m the father of two little girls,” he added. “Here is basic common sense: Grown adult men, strangers, should not be alone in a bathroom with little girls.”

Cruz further pounded Trump for his “political correctness.”

“I am waiting with anticipation for the new baseball cap, ‘Make P.C. Great Again,’” Cruz taunted.

Maggie Gallagher is a senior fellow at the American Principles Project and can be followed on Twitter @MaggieGallaghe.