Cruz Repeatedly Refuses To Say If He’ll Support Trump As The GOP Nominee

HOLD FOR WILL WEISSERT STORY - FILE - In this April 21, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Indiana Republican Party Spring Dinner in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/... HOLD FOR WILL WEISSERT STORY - FILE - In this April 21, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Indiana Republican Party Spring Dinner in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File) MORE LESS
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) repeatedly refused to say in an interview aired Sunday whether he would support opponent Donald Trump if the businessman was ultimately the party’s nominee.

NBC News “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd asked Cruz multiple times if he would support Trump, and Cruz never gave him a straight answer.

After Cruz gave several scathing critiques of Trump, Todd asked Cruz, “If he’s the nominee, I take it you can’t support him anymore, can you?”

Cruz responded that if Trump was the nominee, the race would be lost to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

“But are you going to support him—” Todd began, before Cruz cut him off to repeat that Trump would lose to Clinton.

Todd again asked Cruz if he would tell his supporters to rally behind Trump. Cruz shot back that the “media would love for me to surrender to Donald Trump.”

“It’s about the numbers. He may win,” Todd replied. “Republican voters are the ones rejecting you, this is not a media conspiracy, Senator.”

The two continued to go back and forth on the subject before Todd wrapped it up.

“All right, so let the record show, you have not taken a position on whether Trump — whether you can support Trump if he’s the nominee. Fair enough?” Todd asked Cruz.

“And let the record show you tried very, very hard to get me to commit to supporting Trump,” Cruz replied.

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  1. Avatar for jinnj jinnj says:

    What is that aroma? humm…
    did Cruz just put a big pot of “Independent Campaign” on the stove?

  2. Avatar for lew lew says:

    Snarky, obstinate, mean and uncooperative. No wonder Proctologists all over the country have a picture of Cruz in their examination rooms.

  3. If Ted Cruz truly loves this country, he won’t just refuse to endorse Trump. He’ll also tell all his Evangelical supporters to stay home on election day in November and on all subsequent election days thereafter, because getting involved in politics can only soil the faithful. Leave the tasks of governing this country to those poor, beknighted souls who are willing to do the hard work: Democrats.

  4. Cruz should run as a third party candidate. That would be a move in line with his character.

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