Newt Gingrich clarifies that Ted Cruz actually endorsed Donald Trump

Newt Gingrich explains that Ted Cruz endorsed Trump

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last updated 21 July 2016

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich began his speech on national security with a clarification. Donald Trump made an extraordinary effort to bring the GOP together, inviting his former rivals to speak "with no requirement for endorsement," he began. "I think you misunderstood one paragraph that Ted Cruz — who is a superb orator — said." Cruz had just declined to endorse Trump, despite boos and chants of "Endorse Trump!" and goading earlier in the night from Laura Ingraham. "So to paraphrase Ted Cruz," Gingrich said, "if you want to uphold the Constitution, the only possible candidate to support this fall is the Trump-Pence ticket."

Gingrich then went on to explain why Donald Trump would be better than Hilary Clinton when it comes to national security. "We cannot grow numb to these accumulating atrocities," he said. "The cost of Hillary's dishonesty could be the loss of America as we know it."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.