Cruz criticized Trump for involving his wife; Trump’s rebuttal at the time was to accuse a super PAC affiliated with Cruz of sending a risque photo of Melania Trump to Utah voters. “For those of you who don’t know me, like most of you…”
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Falconi said he believes Pence brings political experience to the ticket, which could help Trump with Congress. Abbott agreed.
“I think he hit it out of the ballpark”, Hensarling said. “Now Ted never denied that it was his father”.
Delegate Jennifer Fetters said Hutchison’s confrontation with Cruz “embarrassed our delegation”.
Cruz allies have since repeatedly pointed to that low blow from Trump as a reason for refusing to support the Republican nominee.
Unity? There wasn’t one person in the room, including the Texas delegation, right?
“I want to thank the people of Cleveland and the people of OH because what they’ve done – we read two or three weeks ago [that] this is going to be awful”, Trump stated, referencing the reports about rumored protesters and riots. In it, the former GOP presidential hopeful urged delegates to “vote with [their] conscience”, seemingly suggesting that they not vote for Ivanka’s father, Donald Trump.
Cruz, who has questioned Trump’s commitment to conservative principles, has also called the Republican nominee a paranoid conspiracy monger. Roe did say that Trump and Cruz had spoken on Tuesday. See, to me, that’s dishonorable.
Trump likewise said it was “dishonorable” of Cruz to abandon his pledge to support the Republican nominee.
“Our candidates certainly don’t have to fall in line with everything Trump says and neither do we,”said Michael Hensley, a Rubio delegate from Thorn Hill, Tenn”. Trump repeatedly referred to Cruz as “Lyin’ Ted”.
“As president, my father will change the labor laws that were put in place at a time when women weren’t a significant portion of the workplace, and he will focus on making quality childcare affordable and accessible for all”, Ivanka Trump said.
“The case we have to make to the American people, the case each person in this room has to make to the American people, is to commit to each of that that we will defend freedom”, the senator concluded. Chants of “Trump” and “We Want Trump” broke out in the crowd.
“I don’t see him winning anyway, frankly”.
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He hadn’t mentioned Donald Trump at all, instead boasting of the victories they amassed in the primary and just how close they came. “Although maybe I’ll set up a super PAC if he decides to run”. Governor Mike Pence appeared with Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who made jokes when Trump’s helicopter interrupted his speech.
