Pence Affirms Support For Cruz After Trump Casts Doubt On Endorsement

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks question during a news conference Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Indianapolis. Pence said that he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week to clarify that the state's new relig... Indiana Gov. Mike Pence speaks question during a news conference Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in Indianapolis. Pence said that he wants legislation on his desk by the end of the week to clarify that the state's new religious-freedom law does not allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) MORE LESS
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After Donald Trump said that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s (R) endorsement of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was unconvincing, the governor wrote a Sunday op-ed detailing why he backs Cruz’s presidential bid.

“In making my decision to support Ted, I am guided by the principles best espoused by former President Ronald Reagan,” Pence wrote in an op-ed in the Indianapolis Star. “I am a Reagan Republican; drawn to his vision of less taxes, less government, traditional values and a strong military. Ted articulates that same agenda with an unwavering devotion to our Constitution, the sanctity of life, and the freedoms enshrined in the Bill of Rights.”

“My vote goes to Ted Cruz because he is a principled conservative who will work to protect our constitutional liberties, bring back better-paying jobs, and serve all Americans with the character and judgment needed to revive our national strength,” the governor continued.

Pence announced his endorsement of Cruz on Friday, but while doing so, he also offered praise for Donald Trump and said he would support the eventual Republican nominee. He said that Trump has given a “voice to the frustration of millions of working Americans.”

Trump pounced on Pence’s comments, arguing that the Indiana governor was “nicer” to him while endorsing Cruz.

“I mean, everyone thought he gave me the endorsement because he started off ‘Donald Trump, I really want to thank him,’ and then he finished with me. And somewhere in between, he said he’ll vote for Cruz,” Trump said on “Fox and Friends” on Sunday, according to Politico. “But you could see that was not a real loving endorsement.”

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  1. “My vote goes to Ted Cruz because he is a principled conservative who will work to protect our constitutional liberties, bring back better-paying jobs, and serve all Americans with the character and judgment needed to revive our national strength,” the governor continued. “Oh, I almost forgot, he hates the gays almost as much as I do. That’s the truest example of the fine American patriot he is.”

    FIFY

  2. Wonder if ole Teddy really wants an endorsement from Governor Empty Suit. After RFRA cost the state millions and Pence’s brilliant idea to have a state run news agency, JustIN, most in the know think Pence will lose to Gregg.

  3. Pence: I want Cruz to pass Federal Bathroom laws so Indiana can go to bathroom without fear of LGBT union.

  4. I can’t actually remember a time when somebody like Pence had to come out and say “Like I said yesterday, I fucking endorse Cruz, OK? Cruz! Not Trump!” because the candidate he didn’t endorse is out there saying God knows what because he has only a tenuous and intermittent grasp on reality. It’s like when Trump said Cruz cheated in Iowa and so, in fact, Trump had actually won there. You’re listening, in real time, to a crazy person manufacture delusions because he literally cannot accept reality. It would be creepy and disturbing if Trump were just a businessman, or a janitor, or a person who couldn’t affect the entire planet with his craziness.

    But he is.

    (Sigh.)

    Good morning, anyway!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L-4QuVHHRw

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