CNN just reported that Cruz was supposed to be invited to the convention suite of billionaire donor Sheldon Adelson. They refused to let him in:
“Cruz was stopped at the door because several attendees inside the suite were furious with his decision to not endorse Trump. An aide to Adelson then confirmed that Cruz was turned away.”
“Because he’s a piece of sh*t,” the source said.
And afterward, there was more drama. According to someone who witnessed the scene, Washington State Republican Party chairman Susan Hutchison went “bananas” on Cruz outside the elevators near the bottom level suites in the arena after Cruz’s speech, calling him a traitor. According to the source, “security kind of stepped in. Cruz folks dragged him and Heidi into an elevator and security kind of pushed her the other way. Wasn’t like anyone got arrested, it was just really dramatic.”
Hutchison confirmed the incident to BuzzFeed News, saying she called Cruz a “traitor to the party.”
“I just told him I thought his speech was inexcusable, and I was so disappointed in him,” Hutchison said. Hutchison said she didn’t recall Cruz’s response. “I was angry, everybody was angry. You heard everybody booing him. We were astounded at what he did.” Hutchison said she did not think security got involved.
Yep. I've seen several reports about that incident now. Cruz just burnt a helluva lot of bridges.
After tonight, I don't even know that he'll be able to function in the Senate. He's made himself completely radioactive to everyone on the right side of the aisle.