Posted on 07/18/2016 5:12:04 PM PDT by 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.”
Ted Cruz is a real conservative just like Barack Obama is a real Christian.
I smell fish. Smoked herring?
Just think if Cruz had run his campaign right and had acted right. He’d have been on that stage as VP pick.
No doubt.
Instead, he is finished.
Funny how the ring leader of the #never Trump movement on the floor, Ken Cuccinelli of Virginia couldn't get Cruz but a third place finish in his state. Sore loser!
Then Cruz is absolutely "betray-proof" at this stage of the game. Won't man up and do what it takes to help defeat Hillary, despite a signed pledge, and still has delusions of thwarting the Will of the People and magically becoming the nominee.
I wonder that he has any sanity left - it must be a huge blow to such a massive intellect (ego?) to be trounced by a man who "couldn't run a lemonade stand, much less a campaign". I hope he gets on some good meds before he becomes so lost he can never find his way back.
Werll, I got to admit he had me fooled. Initially, i wholeheartedly supported him. Then as I learned more about him such s him voting for the TTP, the Coker Amendment and having certain of his records sealed, he started to lose his glow.
Cruz needs to endorse. I’ve posted here before how I was a Cruz supporter but realized when he lost it was time to move on. To many people will not vote without that endorsement, and if Cruz wants to run for President again, which I’m pretty sure he does, he better endorse. His voters are needed. And he will need Trumps voters in the future. Yes you can all say how you won’t vote for Trump even with an endorsement but my Twitter barrage tells me the majority of Cruz supporters will vote Trump if Cruz endorses.
And just who is the life long Democrat? And don’t answer Trump, because that would be a lie.
Cruz’s “smarts” are highly over rated.
I gave him around $500 and tried to defend some of his crap until he became indefensible. Wish there was a way to have it transferred to the Trump campaign.
They represent the neocon (Bush) wing of the GOP, screw them. Trump is returning the GOP back to it's Eisenhower/Reagan roots.
Obama-Hillary bot. WNY. Short for WHINEY.
Lyin’ Ted was heralded as a “Master deBater”...and lost every debate.
Lyin’ Ted’s voting record is pure Bushie Establishment...and just as unpatriotic as Lyin’ Ryan and Bitchy McConnell.
He is pure evil to boot.
yep....
there is reality and there is politics
the politic course for Cruz is to give a good speech and call for unity with an endorsement of Trump
Cruz will
snakes! snakes! snakes!
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