Delegates to the convention said they expect Mrs. Trump to get a warm reception. “There wasn’t one person in the room – not one. Then we are going to deal with the issue of regulation, one of the greatest job-killers of them all”. It was a selfish, underhanded move completely typical of Cruz and his operation, some Texas delegates said. The alternative – a selfish act by a man who has always cared more about himself than his party – is certain doom for Cruz’s political future on the national stage. “This will all change when I take office”, he will continue.
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“What does it say when you stand up and say, ‘vote your conscience, ‘ and rabid supporters of our nominee begin screaming, ‘what a awful thing to say!’ If we can’t make the case to the American people that voting for our party’s nominee is consistent with voting your conscience, is consistent with defending freedom and being faithful to the constitution, then we are not going to win, and we don’t deserve to win”, Cruz said. What difference does it make? I don’t want his endorsement. “Ted, stay home. Relax”.
Trump has said that he thinks it’s easy for companies to set up daycares themselves because all you need is “some blocks and… some swings and some toys”.
“Big business, elite media and major donors are lining up behind the campaign of my opponent because they know she will keep our rigged system in place”. Just like you’re bound by the pledge.
The real estate mogul then circled back to old Cruz insults that have gotten him in trouble, from the conspiracy theory that Cruz’s father was somehow involved with JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald to a meme he retweeted mocking Heidi Cruz’s appearance. In fact, the Republican Party Platform is mostly anti-LGBT, standing against gay marriage, gay parenthood, and transgender people using the bathroom of their choice. “I have joined the political arena so that the powerful can no longer beat up on people who cannot defend themselves”, he said. And on Wednesday, Trump’s former rival Ted Cruz took the stage, only to be booed off after the Texas senator still declined to endorse Trump.
While he congratulated the GOP nominee on his victory, the closest Cruz came to saying he wanted Trump to win the White House was when he said: “I want to see the principles that our party believes in prevail in November”.
Former RNC chair Haley Barbour said Cruz’s speech was a losing gamble for 2020, the year of the next presidential campaign.
Cruz’s speech was another stumble at a convention marked by several missteps, including a speech by Trump’s wife, Melania, that included lines similar to those in a 2008 Democratic convention speech by President Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle. The businessman said that was a betrayal.
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“What a week. It began with a speech from Scott Baio, and went downhill from there”. “To me not signing a pledge is dishonorable”. It’s dishonorable. Not a nice thing to do. “We get more done when we work together”.
