Posted on 07/07/2016 3:59:37 PM PDT by WayneDupreeShow
A Trump source, who described the meeting as a “mending of fences,” said the former rivals agreed to a rhetorical cease-fire and promised to work together on issues they agree. One such area is the courts: Trump asked Cruz to assist in cultivating a longer list of conservative judicial appointees, and once more, the Texas senator obliged him.
Today Donald Trump met with Cruz privately, and it seemed their buried the hatchet, or so it seems. Cruz accepted a speaking role at the GOP convention in a couple of weeks. I guess my thoughts run to WHEN will he be speaking? Will he be introduced as a VP pick?
From ABC News:
Donald Trump met with Sen. Ted Cruz on Capitol Hill on Thursday morning — the first meeting between the two former bitter campaign rivals since Cruz suspended his presidential campaign.This WAS my dream ticket from day one but things have changed the last few months and it's only natural. I would have loved for Donald Trump to just hand it to the liberal media non-stop for his first term or two allowing Cruz to work behind the scenes and getting conservative policies passed. I felt he would have been a great Constitutional advisor to Trump, and could actually coach him.Cruz described the meeting as “positive and productive” and said he accepted Trump’s invitation to speak at the convention.
“I said I’d be very glad to do so,” Cruz told reporters that afternoon.
Cruz, who has withheld throwing his support behind Trump since dropping out of the race, said a possible endorsement was not discussed.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus was also at the meeting, as were Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort; daughter Ivanka Trump; and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to senior sources in the Trump campaign.
The sources said that Donald Trump and Cruz decided to come together to “work on several policy issues they agree on,” specifically judicial nominations.
This was Trump’s second trip to Capitol Hill in two months.
After Trump 1st or 2nd terms, Cruz would take the reigns with a functioning, successful governor; it would be many years of economic growth. Our largest problems in this country are the ill-informed electorate and the liberal media. If you are constantly going on the attack with the media and calling them out on their biased reporting, the light will be shining on them, which in turn will inform the sheeple.
I don't know about that now. I've watched Cruz "followers" burn more bridges than him in the way of unfriending Trump supporters, blocking them and starting rumor clubs because they didn't get their way. I don't know about this. Cruz stands to lose more than Trump if he accepts a VP role.
What are your thoughts?
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“Cruz was just on FOX live. He said there was no talk of an endorsement in his meeting TRUMP.”
I am coming to despise Ted Cruz more and more.
He should have told the interviewer that they didn’t need to discuss his endorsement, because it goes without saying that he supprts the Republican nominee.
Instead, he leaves a pregnant, unanswered question, floating in the air. Rat bastard narcissist!
(secret copy of Ted Cruz speech)
I, Ted Cruz, do endorse Donald J. Trump,
as CO-Presidential nominee ...
As the other CO-President, I will open all borders, pass TPP foreign privilege trade deals, and surrender the USA to the new American Union of Socialist Dictatorship!
I’m drawing the same conclusions you are. It would be unlike Trump to give Ted a speaking slot for nothing in return.
I want to know what the deal was, but more than that, why does Donald feel he has to cut a deal with Cruz at all?
I really don’t like this.
There it is.
And DT is being very smart here.
Sen. Cruz is the only guy that actually gave Donald a real run for his money.
If Sen. Cruz is willing to let go of the things Donald said about him and vice versa then it is time to unite the party and let them run with it.
Hillary is taking hits from all sides and if DT and TC and build a steamroller to finish the job, so much the better.
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Amen, Hilly is laying in the road injured.
Steamroll her!
Ted save the day? I don’t think so FRiend.
Cruz is okay at his speeches & the senate floor stuff.
Will Trump be sitting their the whole convention anyway? I thought he was going to give a speech or 2 and not be there the whole time.
Cruz supports Hitlery!
You are the winner of the most asinine post ever on the FreeRepublic, Congratulations!
Lightning rod post. Have popcorn, watching the incoming scuds.
I bet Ted puts the legal cutlass in Hillary’s rotting hide.
That’s good.
Donald will provide the top spin on the serve, calling her terrible, Horrible and Ted will drive Benghazi and email gate home in a legal way
Game set match
Lyin’ Ted’s BFF and fellow Establishmentarian made news today....
“Mike Lee Lavishes Elizabeth Warren With Praise, Excoriates Trump”
...in an interview with the anti-Trump Huffington Post, Lee oozed praise for far-left Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a potential VP contender for the Democratic Presidential ticket and avowed Trump opponent. Lee described Warren as “captivating,” “smart,” “talented,” “formidable,” “persuasive,” and a “hero” to Democrats.
I hope Cruz finally does the honorable thing and delivers a strong endorsement.
I could easily live with him on SCOTUS!!
Cannot fathom him joining the ticket and working towards Trump’s election at this juncture.
I still fear Trump, out of the goodness of his heart, may have just invited the proverbial skunk to the picnic!!!
BEAUTIFUL IMAGE, mylife!!!
Keep in mind Convention Rule 40(b). If it remains in the Rules for this convention
then it allows Cruz’s name to be placed into nomination. Thus a speaking spot, imo.
Who knows what the Rules will be: same as 2012 or revised?
https://ballotpedia.org/Rule_40_and_its_impact_on_the_2016_Republican_National_Convention
Mark it.
How could The Donald be so quite about all this Benghazi and Email sh** the past weeks?
Oh She’s gonna get beat like a drum.
Rightfully so, men lay dead on her account.
Trump did the right thing here. He reached out to Ted because he knows he needs Ted's supporters, he needs Ted's advice on judicial nominees, and he needs Ted's superior ground organization capabilities.
Trump must unite this party if he hopes to win -- and he'll need Ted's help in order to do that.
It is refreshing to see that Trump appears to have developed a more mature perspective since the end of the primaries.
Trump is setting a good example that his supporters should follow.
FReegards!
If he won’t say he endorses Trump then he shouldn’t speak. I don’t trust the guy.
Cruz does not trust Trump.
Neither trust Hillary.
Bring on the reunion, and march to Victory!
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