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Thursday, July 21, 2016
Trumps hits back at Cruz over refusal to endorse him
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDonald Trump is hitting back at Ted Cruz after the Texas senator explained why he wasn’t endorsing Trump for president.
Cruz said today that he will not support anyone who wages personal attacks against his family. Cruz told members of the Texas delegation that he would support the candidate “I trust to defend our freedom and be faithful to the Constitution.”
In a Tweet, Trump said Cruz “talks about the Constitution but doesn’t say that if the Dems win the Presidency, the new JUSTICES appointed will destroy us all!”
Ted Cruz talks about the Constitution but doesn't say that if the Dems win the Presidency, the new JUSTICES appointed will destroy us all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 21, 2016
Trump was referring to the open seat on the Supreme Court left vacant after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. Senate Republicans say it should be up to the next president to appoint a replacement. They have refused to hold a confirmation hearing for President Barack Obama’s nominee, Judge Merrick Garland.
Cruz has refused to rule out a run for president in 2020.
— AP
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