He endorsed Cruz? He used those words? Wow. That’s certainly a change from his past practice. He’s waved various pom-poms before during the primary process, but never actually endorsed a candidate - not to my knowledge, anyway.
“He endorsed Cruz? He used those words? Wow.”
Of course he didn’t, but you know that. You also know that he didn’t have to come right out and speak those words to convey his support for Cruz to his audience. And he did, for months and months.