He noted a large portion of the delegation were Cruz supporters.
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Donald Trump’s eldest son, Eric Trump, told delegates in Cleveland Thursday the division and chaos on the floor of the Republican National Convention during a speech by Texas Sen.
Be sure to take a look at Ted’s full speech for yourself (below)! Ted Cruz’s non-endorsement of Trump.
As the chants and boos grew louder, Cruz paused and acknowledged those sitting directly in front of him.
The senator who is believed to be considering another presidential bid in 2020 drew heavy boos from Trump delegates and undermined the efforts of convention planners to project Republican unity in the wake of Trump’s primary victory.
He says he’ll be “watching and listening” but won’t “sit down, shut up, support the team”.
When New York’s primary rolled around on April 19, Cruz didn’t win a single delegate.
After witholding an endorsement of presidential candidate Donald Trump during his address Wednesday to the Republican National Convention, Sen.
The Republican nominee and Cruz have a long history of personal attacks, beginning with their opposing runs for the GOP nomination earlier this year.
Kinzinger, who is carving out a national security and global affairs niche in Congress, said Trump’s views on NATO – Trump does not promise to defend NATO allies – also gave him pause.
“And that pledge was not a blanket commitment that if you go and slander and attack Heidi, that I’m going to nonetheless come like a servile puppy dog and say thank you very much for maligning my wife and maligning my father”.
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Burlison said he had talked with many Trump supporters whose second choice would have been Cruz. “I can tell you, I’m not voting for Hillary”. “It’s about principles and ideals”, and he reiterated his argument from last night, saying, “We either stand for shared principles, or we’re not worth anything”. According to CNN, he stated he’s not “in the habit” of endorsing politicians who attack his family. That included tweeting an unflattering photo of Cruz’s wife and alleging without any firm basis that Cruz’s father, Rafael, was involved in the plot to assassinate President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
