Sen. Ted Cruz to Speak at Republican National Convention

“There was no discussion of any endorsement”, Frazier’s statement said.

Republican aides cited good attendance from both houses of Congress at the two meetings, although some lawmakers made a point of staying away, citing previous commitments.

The Texas Republican has withheld his support for Trump since exiting the White House race, after a rancorous Republican primary race in which the NY billionaire viciously attacked Cruz’s wife on Twitter and suggested that the senator’s father, Rafael Cruz, was involved in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

“Donald asked me to speak at the Republican convention, and I told him I’d be happy to do so”, Cruz said.

“‘ The media is totally disingenuous”, Trump said at the closed-door meeting.

Still, he said “I think he’s a necessary candidate”. “And I understand it, I get it”.

The pool of potential Trump running mates has fluctuated over the past month. He has managed to annoy party leaders with inflammatory remarks to this day. “He thinks he has the ability”, Hardy said. Only Trump questions the trade deals like NAFTA that send millions of living wage jobs out of the United States. Flores had said he wanted to see “more vision and less trash talk” from the presumptive nominee.

Dozens of protesters awaited Trump, shouting slogans and waving signs that said Trump is “Dangerous, Divisive, Deceitful”. “Yeah, she’s certainly got my vote”.

The rolling controversies around Mr Trump’s campaign have caused concern among those Republicans who hoped he could become a more measured and disciplined candidate in a general election. Sasse’s spokesman, in a statement, said the senator considers the two presidential choices as a “Dumpster fire”, adding that “nothing has changed”. “There was not one negative moment”.

Other variations of those words spoken in the privacy of the meeting room were reported by Politico and other news outlets.

“The Cuban electorate is not immune to the Trump backlash”, Amandi said. “Frankly from my perspective I think we’ve been making progress in the right direction”. “He’s our nominee, and I’m supporting him”.

But not everyone was won over. “I’m a Republican and I want to support the nominee”, Kinzinger said after leaving the meeting early. House Speaker Paul Ryan called it a “great meeting” and said, “It’s clear that our party is committed to defeating Hillary Clinton and Democrats this fall”. Flake referenced Trump’s criticism past year of his colleague, Sen. That’s where I’ve been, that’s where I continue to be.

Dent did not appear to be impressed with Trump’s response to questions about how he would appeal to Hispanics.

He was referring to Trump having praised the late Iraqi dictator’s terrorist-killing prowess. Since then, many Republican lawmakers have endorsed Trump, but others have not endorsed anyone, while comments from the Republican leadership about Trump have been mixed. It wasn’t enough for others, as lawmakers who have been wary of Trump’s incendiary comments and off-putting campaign style said they remain unconvinced.