In fact, Flake and Trump were involved in a particularly tense and awkward exchange during the meeting, according to the Post.
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“Sen. Cruz and Donald Trump had a good meeting this morning”, Cruz spokeswoman Catherine Frazier said in a news release. John McCain “is a war hero because he was captured”.
Flake spoke up at the meeting, criticizing the presumptive nominee’s rhetoric about the Latino community, to which Trump responded by telling Flake that he was going to have problems getting reelected, which Trump mistakenly thought was this year. “I really do. I just can’t support him given the things that he’s said”, Flake told reporters later. After than Flake informed Trump that he was not on the ballot this year, the Republican source told the Washington Post.
Trump then predicted that Flake wouldn’t win his re-election bid, despite him not being up for re-election in 2016.
Cruz told reporters Thursday that the real estate mogul offered his former primary rival a speaking slot during the meeting and Cruz accepted. “I just can’t support him given the things that he’s said”.
Donald Trump is meeting with more than 200 House Republicans Thursday as he seeks to unite the party at a time when his campaign is again clouded by controversy.
Boozman said Trump should make a habit of stopping by Capitol Hill between now and November. When asked what he would address with his remarks, Cruz hinted he’d focus largely on President Obama and presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. They make up nearly a quarter of the Florida electorate.
As the two became the last viable Republican presidential candidates standing in the spring, the rivalry between them became particularly personal, with Trump referring to Cruz as “Lying Ted” and Cruz describing his foe as a “sniveling coward”. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., who has been extremely critical of Trump.
“I don’t think he’s gonna be very favorable in northeastern Wisconsin”, said Langan. “So we’ll see what holds”. Trump wanted to get everyone on the same page as the Republican National Convention is only 11 days away in Cleveland.
“The room was fun and I thought it was a great mood”, Huelskamp said.
But while Trump’s meeting with senators may not have been the smoothest, a meeting earlier in the day with House Republicans got generally favorable reports from House members in attendance.
First, Trump attacked Senator Mark Kirk, who has been running an ad literally touting his refusal to endorse Trump as a sign of his strong leadership.
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“I think I’m not on the Christmas card list now”, added Kirk.
