Trump, Cruz Wage War at Republican Convention Aimed at Unity
The Texas senator withholds his support in a speech that sends a shock through Republican politics.
Cruz Hears Boos as He Fails to Endorse Trump at RNC
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Donald Trump said he chose his running mate to inspire party unity. The goal of his presidential convention was party unity. But Texas Senator Ted Cruz remained defiant Thursday with his decision to withhold his support from his party's nominee.
"I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father," Cruz told the Texas delegation in a sometimes-heated meeting in Cleveland the morning after his nationally televised convention speech sent a shock through Republican politics.