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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I agree with you about Cruz, but rest assured there is NO CHANCE that Trump will pick Cruz for VP.
NONE!
After watching the hearings today. Republicans MUST unite. For the sake of our country, we must NEVER let that woman become president.
No respect from me for lyin Ted Cruz.
I think Ted could’a snagged the veep if he hadn’t been such a hole.
This is a very interesting turn of events...It’s gonna be something to see where this leads....
Ted Cruz is a leader, he will do just fine. He is a wise man. Prudent. It will add value to the event.
I wanna’ hear about the concessions. Who promised *what* in exchange for *what*.
That’s all I’m interested in hearing.
I’m a TRUMP supporter, in it for TRUMP, and for only what he gets out of having the SOB around, but I’m no salve dispenser for Cruz’ butt hurt.
I may have to go just to boo this disgusting canadian creep off the stage.
And he will say "Without hesitation, I will support Mr. Trump as the nominee of the Republican Party."
Hopefully, Cruz will be supportive in his remarks. I will tune him out. Have NO use for him or the GOPe.
And there is the problem....not sure if he can be trusted...
The only thing that matters now is that the Left -- specifically Hillary Clinton -- must never again be placed in a position of authority and, more importantly, that Hillary Clinton is never entrusted with national security or with the presidency.
To me, we must set aside hurt feelings, mistrust among good conservatives, terrible name-calling -- you name it: everything else -- in order to stop the Left -- to stop Hillary Clinton -- to preserve our Constitution and our Republic.
Cruz is like listening to a robot.
I’m hearing renewed murmurings about the Supreme Court again, for Butt Hurt Cruz.
Think about it. TRUMP just said today in DC to the crowd of cranks that he would keep to his list of SC picks but would like to add maybe five more.
Could Cruz be among those five “additions”.
Cruz has to be miserable in the US Senate. He never wanted it to be home, but to serve as just a diving board to 1600 Penn Ave. What a player.
Maybe he wants to be a SC justice. I know he wants to lord it over someone so that’s the next best place for the crank to have power.
Did Glenn Beck sanction the meeting or will he disown Cruz?
Ted Cruz is an antagonist. Not the same thing. He blew away thousands and thousands of people who started out on his side. He couldn’t even get a majority in Texas.
Gunner, FRONT AND CENTER!
Maybe he can go on the attack against Hillary?
I think it is great news for party unity.
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