Ted Cruz totally snubbed Donald Trump in his Texas GOP convention speech

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke at Texas' Republican convention on Saturday about the need for "a president who will have your back," CNN reports. He didn't ever mention presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, whom he hasn't endorsed.

Some state delegates reportedly expressed uncertainty about voting for Trump and disappointment at Cruz's dropping out earlier in May.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.