Posted on 06/07/2016 2:27:58 PM PDT by jazusamo
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Tuesday he is still considering whether to support his former rival Donald Trump for president.
"Like many other voters, I'm watching and listening and assessing what he says and what he does and I think that's what millions of voters are doing and that's the way the Democratic process is meant to operate," Cruz said, according to MSNBC.
"I think voters are going to do that from now right until Election Day, and I'm giving it time and watching and assessing."
Cruz, who dropped his presidential bid last month, feuded with the presumptive GOP nominee several times during his campaign. Before dropping out of the race, Cruz called Trump an "utterly amoral" pathological liar, narcissist and bully.
Last month, the Texas senator told reporters he had plenty of time to make a decision on whether or not to back Trump.
Cruz told MSNBC that he is focused on "defending conservative principles," noting he thinks the party's platform should reflect those principles.
"I am fighting for those principles now in the United States Senate. I had hoped to fight for them and implement those principles from the White House," he said.
"It turned out that was not the way the election went and so I'm back here in the Senate working hard to fight for those very same principles."
He said the American people are looking for a leader who will "get Washington off of our backs, that will bring back jobs and economic growth, that will defend the Constitution and that will keep this country safe."
"And I hope that's what we end up with," Cruz said.
Trump has come under fire over comments he made questioning whether an Indiana-born federal judge might be biased against him because of his Mexican heritage. Republican leaders have condemned Trump's remarks.
I think I would be more surprised if he did honor his pledge. I laid off trashing him. But if he wants to pretend that he still matters...
Cruz is continuing to shoot himself in the foot and elsewhere by his non-endorsement of Trump, even now. He is worse than delusional.
Does he think Hillary will pick him as her VP — is that his angle? — he surely is not making any friends in the Republican party.
Michael Medved’s head is so far up his a$$ I’m surprised it doesn’t pop out his mouth.
I knew Ted Cruz wasn’t as conservative as we kept hearing he was.
Obviously, he would be perfectly happy to have Hillary Clinton as president.
He could have been VP if he had played it right and ran against democrats instead of just Trump.
Like a petulant child...
Both of you have lost the plot completely.
This article is about Cruz, but you two segue easily into the old Trump and Trump supporters bashing mode. Trump had to fight Uniparty, the MSM and half of FR it seemed at one point.
The question now is Trump or Clinton. Period. If there is as much doubt in your minds, as there seems to be in your fallen hero’s mind, maybe you are both nevertrumpers and in the wrong place. The rest of us “adolescents” want to beat Clinton.
What do you say?
...is an open borders, Mexicano sympathizing POS.
What about your pledge to support the nominee, Senator Cruz? Right now, Trump is the ONLY person who can be the nominee for your party, so its time to man up and be good to your word.
Oh, you thought that you’d win? Well, sorry, nobody gets everything that they want. That’s why giving your word is a serious thing, because things DON’T always work out your way.
BTW, if you want my vote for Senator, in either the primary or the general election, you had better live up to your word QUICKLY - as in “by mid-June” - or you don’t get my vote. That is MY word to you, and anyone reading this statement. Why do I say this? I say it because your failure to already do endorse Trump has probably not helped him or the Republican Party, which thus means that it might have helped Hillary Clinton and the Dems...both of whom you are supposed to OPPOSE. Well, start opposing.
Wimpy little boys can be so jealous of confident, successful men. Cruz is pathetic.
Go to hell, Cruz. You’re no better than anybody else despite your followers thinking you’re the Second Coming.
I find it amusing to listen to the Trump supporters whining
once again about people not falling in line behind Trump.
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There are basically two choices. Get behind the GOP nominee and try to
win the Presidential election or sit back and enjoy 4 to 8 years of the
democrats driving the Presidential train.
Guess his pledge was about as good as his other promises: Nothing!
I say you completely misunderstood my post to the nevertrumper and BTW I’ve never been one.
Alternative headline, “Cruz still ‘assessing’ whether to keep his word.”
There's a midnight train to Calgary....be on it.
Like Trump really cares if this Canadian loser supports him.
The “link” was his radio show today.
Or not thinking.
IOW: Ted is assessing whether or not his Wall St. Backers will still back him if he supports Trump.
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