Ted Cruz made his lengthy presidential announcement speech without a teleprompter

Ted Cruz.
(Image credit: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) 30-minute long talk in front of thousands at Liberty University earlier today was delivered without the assistance of text on a screen, his spokesman said. The Hill credits Cruz's impressive feat to his career as an accomplished lawyer (he was forced to speak off the cuff in front of the Supreme Court) and his past as a Princeton University Debate Team hall-of-famer.

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

Join more than 350,000 subscribers and keep yourself informed with a selection of The Week’s most interesting, enlightening and entertaining stories - plus daily puzzles.

Sign up
Explore More