Newt: It's a 'Betrayal' If Cruz Doesn't Endorse Trump During Convention Speech

Townhall.com (The publisher of the article) ^ | July 18, 2016 | Cortney O'Brien (The author who wrote the piece)

[Kaslin]

Newt Gingrich spoke with Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren live from Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena on Day One of the RNC convention Monday night. At the beginning of their conversation, they addressed the controversy around who is and who isn’t present at the convention as the Republican Party gets ready to crown Donald Trump their 2016 nominee.

At least one speaker, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), has yet to endorse the GOP nominee. Susteren asked Gingrich if he believed Trump’s former presidential opponent would finally announce his support for Trump during his speech Wednesday night.

“Well I hope he does” endorse him, Gingrich said.

If he doesn’t?

“I think it’ll be sad,” Gingrich said. “It’ll be a betrayal.”

Considering Cruz is getting ready to head back to the Senate, Gingrich argued it would be in Cruz’s best interests to be on Trump’s good side.

“He knows it’s helpful to Trump that he’s here,” he said. “At the same time, he’s going back to the Senate. This is a significant step in this direction."

As for Ohio Gov. John Kasich and his staff, who have refused to attend this week’s convention, Gingrich said they “seem to be in their own world.”

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Vermin gonna vermin.

[Parley Baer]

Newt is correct. It will be a betrayal.

[piasa]

You can’t betray betrayers.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

Cruz can stuff his “endorsement”. I don’t want him on that stage... PERIOD!

[Vision Thing]

I refuse to watch dead cruz’s speech. I will just read about it here.

[Uncle Miltie]

It’s more interesting than that.

Cruz can do many things, some of which could help or hurt himself, help or hurt Trump, help or hurt conservative values, or some mixture thereof.

How Cruz threads this needle determines his future viability. As a mainline Cruz supporter, there are lots of ways he can screw this up so I would never help him again. In the alternative, I suspect there are several ways he can walk away bringing the Trump supporters to his side sometime in the probably distant future.

So, we have a political moment. Cruz will either demonstrate low values or transcendent values, and everyone will remember this part best and probably forever.

Interesting.

[CMailBag]

IMHO If you ain’t on the team, you ain’t on the stage.

[heights]

Cruz is that guy at school that thought he was better and smarter than everyone else, but spent his Friday’s night alone with a Penthouse magazine.

[Uncle Miltie]

Just to make it easier on everyone, I trust that Cruz will endorse Trump. That’s smart for Trump, Cruz and conservatism in the long run. There are many other features of the speech, though, that matter perhaps even more.

[nascarnation]

Harvard Law, baby.
That’s where all our bestest are groomed for power...

[proust]

He’s not dead, he’s just pining for the fjords.

[bigbob]

Failure to support the nominee means Cruz’s word isn’t worth s#it and that he can’t be trusted to keep his own promises.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Don’t be silly. Trump is better than a conservative. He’s a nationalist.

Ted Cruz is pissed because Trump outsmarted him.

[R_Kangel]

..... I agree ..... It will be a betrayal of this country. Sometimes you have to put your interests aside to stand up and fight for America and fight for our children's future.

..... America has given us so much in the past and it's time to give a little back to save her. This could very well be our last stand to save what is left of the Constitution and the Free country we grew up in.

..... Our men and women in uniform took up the cause and are battling overseas to protect the few freedoms left in the world.

..... Wouldn't it be horrible if after their tours ended that they would return home to an America they wouldn't even recognize. History will record what happens next and it is now up to all of us .... RIGHT NOW!

.... The road to HELL is paved with good intentions.

[nevergore]

You’re pathetic.....go give your protest vote to Hillary....

Name one major position that Trump has that is not conservative ......

[Electric Graffiti]

Cruz,Romney,Bush,Kasick,Lee etc have been taking shots at Trump non-stop since he entered the race. The attempted fraggings have only increased since Trump wrapped up the number of delegates.

Even if Count Copulot endorses Trump, it will be as worthless as his affidavit that he was a natural born Citizen

I want his greasy creepy ass deported.

[Yo-Yo]

Newt: It's a 'Betrayal' If Cruz Doesn't Endorse Trump During Convention Speech

I was listening as well, and that is not what Newty said. He said that if Cruz misused his speech time, that would be a betrayal. Newty did NOT say if Cruz doesn't endorse Trump, that would be a betrayal.

Video clip: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/on-the-record/index.html#/v/5040767081001

[Boardwalk]

I wait with baited breath to please read, and disect, anything the Won wrote for the Harvard Law Review. He’s the Editor of the Law Review and writes nothing? That’s a new record.