Angry Texas Delegates Confront Ted Cruz, Exposes REAL Motive For Speech
Ted Cruz doubled down on his infamous speech at the Republican National Convention (RNC) while addressing the Texas Delegation Thursday morning. Cruz appeared defiant, but when the floor was opened to questions, he was in for a big surprise. As one pissed off delegate exposed his true motives, Cruz lost his temper and admitted the one thing that drove him to stab Donald Trump in the back.
Having committed what many are calling political suicide last night at the Quicken Arena in Cleveland, Ted Cruz addressed Texas’ delegation at a breakfast meeting this morning. He continued with his so-called high ground of “vote your conscience,” but Texans weren’t in the mood for Cruz’s cute lines.
“Are you voting for Trump?” asked an angry Texan to cheers from the rest of the delegation. Cruz smiled before turning red as the cheers turned into a chant, “Trump!” Cruz answered by doubling down on his sentiments from his speech, saying, “What does it say when you stand up and say vote your conscience and rabid supporters of our party say, ‘What a horrible thing to say?’”
His was a politician’s answer at best as the crowded room erupted in a mix of applause from the Cruz diehards and jeers from those who are backing the Republican nominee. The fact is, no one said that was a horrible thing to say. People were jeering Cruz for coming into a convention and trying to divide the party.
Cruz then stopped his mantra about conscience and freedom. What really drove him came out when one woman, who was visibly upset, asked him why he was going back on his pledge to support the GOP nominee no matter who it is:
“I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father, and that pledge was not a blanket committment that if you go and attack and slander Heidi that I am going to come nonetheless like a servile puppy dog and say thank-you very much for maligning my wife,” Cruz declared. [via YouTube]
This was all about his hurt feelings over the Heidi tweet. You may remember the only time Donald Trump had anything to say about Heidi was a re-tweet, which he later deleted, showing images of Melania and Heidi next to each other with the words, “No need to spill the beans, a picture is worth a thousand words.”
Geraldine Sam confronts Ted Cruz.
Geraldine Sam, a former black mayor of La Marque, Texas, was not moved by Cruz’s motive for screwing Trump and the whole GOP. She made this statement, which got a standing ovation:
“I have been a long time supporter and asked you when you were running for the senate if you would keep your word and you said, ‘Always it’s my bond,’ and I know that Trump and others have said bad things, ugly things and for that I am sorry. However, I have to say this is not about Donald Trump, it is not about Ted Cruz, Heidi Cruz, or Raphael Cruz. It is about the United States of America.” [via YouTube]
The Texas delegation went wild with thunderous applause and chants of “USA, USA!” Cruz shook his head up and down, and it was the moment that it all hit home. His speech did not fool anyone. It was over, the jig was up. This crowd may dress in blue jeans and cowboy boots, but they are no dummies.
Cruz went on about fighting in the senate for all Texans and tried to convince everyone that the speech was not about him, but it was. As he said earlier, the reason he did not endorse Trump and keep his pledge was because Heidi was attacked and he said he would not be made to be a “servile puppy dog.”
Politicians are public servants. Being a public servant is a much like being a parent. You promise to put the good of the people above anything else. Because too many politicians are only out for self-interest, it gets corrupted and the public is jaded. There is a time and a place to defend one’s spouse. He should not have used the invitation to speak as an opportunity for revenge for personal grievances, putting our nation at risk by dividing his own party.
Ted Cruz is just a guy who didn’t have what it takes to be anyone of importance. He is like those in Washington, DC who have put themselves first and put the American people last. Tonight, Americans will turn their attention to the only speech that really counts and that will be given by the GOP nominee and the next President of the United States, Donald Trump.