A day after being booed off the stage for encouraging thousands of GOP activists and bigwigs to “vote your conscience” – as opposed to “vote for Donald Trump” – Cruz told the Texas delegation his prior promise to support the GOP nominee was not irrevocable.
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Cruz “was trying to reach those people who say ‘Never Trump, ‘” said Emily Redditt, an alternate delegate from Texas, as she defended her senator.
Describing Donald Trump’s speech at the Cleveland convention as a “dark and divisive vision”, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said her Republican rival offered a lot of fear and anger but no solutions about anything that he talked about.
“I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father”.
Missouri Republican Party Chairman John Hancock said he believes that by not endorsing Trump, Cruz may nonetheless have helped rally Republicans behind Trump.
Cruz’s speech Wednesday and comments Thursday drew an immediate and visceral rebuke from Trump supporters gathered in Cleveland. Ted Cruz, the victor of the state’s March caucus vote – have been at the center of the contention over the nomination of Trump.
“I’m not one that will force someone to endorse”.
In an interview he said the U.S. would only come to the aid of allies if they have “fulfilled their obligations to us”.
Ivanka, Trump’s older daughter and the last of four Trump children to speak at the convention, sought to underscore her father’s personal warmth beneath the public persona.
As Mr Trump was last night due to accept the presidential nomination, Mr Cruz was solidifying his support ahead of a possible run in 2020. So Ted Cruz took his speech that was done, was on the teleprompter, said hello, then made a statement that wasn’t on the speech and then went back to his speech. In a tweet Thursday morning, Trump said the Republican Party is “very united” except for “a small group of people who have suffered massive and embarrassing losses”.
“As a Republican, it is so nice to hear you cheering for what I just said”, he ad libbed.
Some Wisconsin delegates said Trump can win the White House despite the division. All I did was point out the fact that on the cover of the National Enquirer, there was a picture of him and insane Lee Harvey Oswald having breakfast.
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“When you have my father in your corner, you will never again have to worry about being let down”.
