Ted Cruz booed off stage at the RNC for refusing to endorse Donald Trump
Former US Republican
presidential candidates Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz were invited to the
ongoing Republican National Convention taking place in Cleveland by Donald
Trump's team to give a speech and before Ted Cruz took the stage for his
convention speech Wednesday night, senior members of Cruz’s team encouraged him
to endorse Donald Trump during his speech.
However, Cruz didn't
make that promise to them and seemed still angry at Trump for the
personal attacks the GOP presidential nominee made on his family during the
primary campaign, sources familiar with the speech preparations said.
But top
aides had concluded he needed to formally endorse Trump at the Republican
National Convention since he had agreed to make a speech there. Some aides to
Cruz, a Republican senator from Texas, were pushing him to endorse Trump for
the sake of his own political future, because Cruz has indicated intentions to
run for president again in 2020, and he has a team forming behind him to
execute that plan.
After his speech, Cruz declined endorse Donald Trump but congratulated Trump for winning the nomination.
Then he told voters:
After his speech, Cruz declined endorse Donald Trump but congratulated Trump for winning the nomination.
Then he told voters:
“And to those listening, please, don’t stay home
in November. Stand, and speak, and vote your conscience,” Cruz said. “Vote for
candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be
faithful to the Constitution.”
After the speech, he
was booed off stage because he didn't endorse Trump. The people in the
crowd started chanting“We want Trump”.
Video footage has
emerged showing Cruz's wife being led out of the Quicken Loans Arena in
Cleveland when the crowd turned on him.
Source: MSN/AP
Source: MSN/AP
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