(AP) – Ted Cruz says his decision to support Donald Trump was “agonizing.”
He denies he caved in to Republican pressure when reversed course and announced that he will vote for Trump in the election. He says, “whatever path I went down, there were going to be people dismayed.”
He appeared Saturday at a Texas Tribune policy forum in Austin.
The Texas senator refused for months to swing behind Trump, saying the Republican nominee went too far in insulting his family during the bitter primaries.
But polls suggested Cruz’s popularity was slipping nationally and in Texas, where he may face a primary challenger for his 2018 re-election.
Cruz said he spoke to Trump after his decision, but Trump didn’t apologize to him or his family.
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