Cruz Imagines Christie ‘Trapped In His Own Private Hell’ After Endorsing Trump (AUDIO)

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Monday, April 11, 2016, in the San Diego. (AP Photo/Sandy Huffaker)
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said Tuesday that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) was “trapped in his own private hell” after endorsing Donald Trump for the presidency.

In an interview on “The Glenn Beck Program,” Cruz painted Trump as a bully born into wealth and privilege who disrespected women—and New Jersey’s governor.

“Look at the humiliation he inflicts on people like Chris Christie,” Cruz said. “Chris Christie is a good man. I like Chris Christie. Chris Christie right now is trapped in his own private hell. When Chris was standing behind Donald Trump holding his jacket, the look in his eyes—you could see the screaming.”

Christie endorsed Trump at the end of February after a sixth-place finish in the New Hampshire primary. Christie’s stoic facial expression during a press conference alongside Trump forced some social media users to question whether Christie truly wanted to be there.

Christie later reaffirmed his endorsement of Trump in a press conference at his home state, promising reporters that he was not “held hostage.”

“You know what gets me is the servility of Chris forced to call Donald ‘Mr. Trump,'” Cruz continued, mistakingly calling Christie the governor of New York.

Listen below. Cruz comes onto the program around the 1:33 mark:

h/t: Business Insider

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  1. Same could be said of anyone who admits to being a Republican these days regardless of which candidate they prefer.

  2. You left out the part about him sinkering, rubbing his hands together ,and relishing the idea of one more lost soul burning in eternal flames.

  3. Cruz: “Chris Christie right now is trapped in his own private hell. When Chris was standing behind Donald Trump holding his jacket, the look in his eyes – you could see the screaming.”

    “Believe me, Baldrick, eternity in the company of Beelzebub, and all his hellish instruments of death, will be but a picnic – compared to five minutes trapped at a Cruz holiday meal.”

  4. Lindsay Graham (who endorsed Cruz): I know exactly what Cruz is saying. I really do.

  5. He tried the Cruz Private Hell but Cruz kept stealing his lap dances, even after they had been voted paid for.

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