Donald Trump rescinds pledge to support eventual Republican nominee

When asked about the pledge he made early in the race to support the eventual Republican nominee, frontrunner Donald Trump told Anderson Cooper during Tuesday's CNN Republican Town Hall that "a lot has changed since then," and he is backing away from his promise.

"We'll see who it is," he added. When Ted Cruz was asked the same question earlier in the town hall, he sounded reluctant to support Trump, and Trump said he doesn't want Cruz "to do something he's not comfortable with." Trump also said he doesn't "need" Cruz to back him up, and only wants "the people's support." Later, Trump said he feels the Republican National Committee has treated him "very unfairly," but he's "not looking to hurt anyone. I love the Republican Party."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.