Cruz Dodges Question On Whether He Will Support Trump As Nominee

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speak during a campaign stop at The Indiana War Memorial Friday, April 29, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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During a radio interview with Glenn Beck on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) dodged a question about whether he will be able to support Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee.

“This is a choice every voter is going to have to make,” Cruz said when asked whether he will back Trump.

The Texas senator noted that the Republican convention isn’t until July and that the general election is not until November.

“We’ll see what happens,” he said. “We need to watch and see what the candidates say and do.”

Cruz placed some of the blame for Trump’s rise on the media, lamenting the amount of “free air time” the real estate mogul received.

“There’s no doubt we need to think hard about what is the role of a handful of network executives,” Cruz said.

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  1. I’ll put you down as “fuzzball”.

  2. I’m sorry… but that pic makes his nose look just like a mini penis—

    PLEASE don’t use it anymore … (gouging out eyes)

  3. Hillary can just run these remarks if Cruz endorsed Trump:

    CRUZ: This man is a pathological liar. He doesn’t know the difference between truth and lies. He lies practically every word that comes out of his mouth. His response is to accuse everybody else of lying. The man cannot tell the truth, but he combines it with being a narcissist – a narcissist at a level I don’t think this country’s ever seen.

    CRUZ: I say pathological 'cause I actually think Donald, if you hooked him up to a lie detector test, he could say one thing in the morning, one thing at noon, and one thing in the evening – all contradictory – and he’d pass the liar detector test each time. Whatever lie he’s telling at that minute, he believes it. But the man is utterly amoral. Morality does not exist for him. One of the lies he engages in… Look, Donald Trump is a serial philanderer – and he boasts about it. This is not a secret. He’s proud of being a serial philanderer.

  4. Fine way to treat Trump after Ben Carson promised Ted the AG job (long enough to prosecute Hillary) then a seat on the SCOTUS.

  5. Cruz placed some of the blame for Trump’s rise on the media, lamenting the amount of “free air time” the real estate mogul received.

    True, but here’s another reason Cruz is still smarting from his loss…

    NO ONE LIKES TED CRUZ!

    Bit of advice Cruz…if you keep eating those sour grapes and you’re sure to get a tummy ache. Bon Appetit.

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