Donald Trump insisting he won Iowa and accusing Cruz of cheating is showcasing Trump’s “psychological need” for attention and may inadvertently clear a path for Marco Rubio, Charles Krauthammer said tonight.

Trump is accusing Cruz of “stealing” Iowa because “he can’t admit to coming in second,” Krauthammer said on Wednesday’s Special Report. “If he loses anything, the Earth wobbles off its axis … The Force is injured.”

Krauthammer explained how he can foresee the squabbling helping Rubio:

I think this has a weird effect of helping Rubio. This is the scenario where the top two dogs, the two coming out of Iowa, the two dominating the national polls, they attack each other. They each are somewhat diminished by it. And then Rubio just kind of sneaks in there. It has happened in Iowa in 2004 with the Democrats, In some way you could say it happened in Iowa this time around with Rubio unexpectedly rising. So I think he gets the benefit. It is probably a minor one. But this doesn’t help Trump either way.