Trump goes after Cruz because… well… we knew he would.
Via TPM (go read the whole thing!):
“Somebody got booed the hell out of a place by thousands and thousands of people,” Trump said. “There wasn’t one person in the room — not one. And then they said there may not be unity. Unity? There wasn’t one person in the room, including the Texas delegation, right? Honestly, he may have ruined his political career. I feel so badly. I feel so badly.”
As bad as he claimed to feel, Trump made it clear he does not need Cruz on his side to win the presidency.
“You know, he’ll come and endorse over the next little while,” he said. “He’ll — because he has no choice. But I don’t want his endorsement. What difference does it make? And I don’t want his endorsement. I have such great — I don’t want his endorsement. Just — Ted, stay home, relax, enjoy yourself.”
“Again, I don’t want his endorsement,” he said. “If he gives it, I will not accept it. Just so you understand. If he gives it — I will not accept it.”
Oh my. Trump spits on a Cruz endorsement – but not white supremacists. He even goes back to the claim about Cruz’s father being involved with JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Aaaand he keeps going:
“I think Heidi Cruz is a great person. I think it’s the best thing he’s got going and his kids if you want to know the truth,” Trump said. “In a certain way, although he’s got good intellect but he doesn’t know how to use it. And he was a good debater but he didn’t go well in the debate against me. According to every poll. I mean, every poll, this great debater except he lost in every single debate. <strong>So that takes care of the Heidi thing.</strong> Because Heidi is a terrific woman.” [emphasis mine]
Good thing he took care of the Heidi thing. I swear, Cruz knew exactly how Trump would respond and set him up. I need more popcorn!