Former Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has endorsed Ted Cruz for president.
ABC News reports that Bush endorsed Cruz in order to stop Donald Trump
from dividing the Republican party and gaining the nomination.
“Ted is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the
ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests," Bush wrote in the
statement released this morning. "Washington is broken, and the only
way Republicans can hope to win back the White House and put our nation
on a better path is to support a nominee who can articulate how
conservative policies will help people rise up and reach their full
potential."
"For the sake of our party and country, we must move to overcome the
divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political
arena," Bush continued.
Although when running himself Bush criticized Cruz for his inexperience
as a politician and for his call to “carpet-bomb” ISIS, he did call
Cruz “gifted” and “brilliant.”
Trump constantly went after Bush when they were both running, which may
be why Bush is hard-set on stopping Trump. Although Bush may be more
politically aligned with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, he believes Cruz has the
best chance to beat Trump.
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