I personally like Cruz about as much as Trump.
But starting off — I think it’s fine to support Trump because he’s a leader, he understands high finance budgeting, he’s a time-tested and highly effective delegator, he’s mentally tough enough to squash bad advice from highly educated advisors, and he understands better than any other candidate what kind of a danger our open borders mindset is.
But ...
Your claims about Cruz ...
I’m willing to accept informed input.
“The fact remains that no matter what Cruz people say, he is controlled by monied interests, same as Bush, Rubio, and Carson.”
The info to back your claim is kind of weak — you point out that Cruz never actually achieves anything. But he did lead opposition that thwarted comprehensive immigration. That had to tick off the Establishment, right? He’s also held a banner for the Tea Party.
Without Cruz, I don’t think we would be rallying under Trump right now. All opposition to the Establishment would have eroded, and patriots like Rush might have decided to give up and move overseas.
The Gang of 8 bill passed the Senate 68-32 with 14 Reps voting for it. Cruz didn't stop anything. Nor is he the conservative leader on immigration in the Senate. Jeff Sessions is.