This is going well.
Earlier today, Senator Ted Cruz held a thank you rally with supporters who booed the Trump plane flying overhead. When Senator Cruz took the stage tonight, Cruz stopping short of endorsing Trump, even when the crowd started chanting “Trump” and booing him. Today’s drama did not go unnoticed.
Here is what many in the media had to say:
THE SPEECH
Maggie Haberman @maggieNYT: I’ve never seen anything like that. [7/20/16 10:01 p.m. EDT]
Marc Caputo @MarcACaputo Men like Ted Cruz, if you call them liars and insult their wives, will stab you right in the front at the right time in front of the nation [7/20/16 10:09 p.m ET]
Bill Hemmer @BillHemmer BREAKING: Sources with the RNC say @tedcruz speech was ‘classless.’ Party officials expected him to congratulate @realDonaldTrump. [7/20/16 10:06 p.m. EDT]
Tom Llamas [email protected] “Vote up and down the ticket.” Whoa. New York delegationchanting “We want Trump” [7/20/16 9:54 p.m. EDT]
Eric Berman @WIBC_EricBerman Cruz: “Please don’t stay home in Nov. vote your conscience.” Mix of cheers and boos. Trump kids, as they have throughout, stonefaced. [7/20/16 9:53 p.m. EDT]
Chris Cillizza [email protected] U-N-I-T-Y [7/20/16 9:54 p.m. EDT]
Retweeted Mark Halperin
Mark Halperin [email protected] Crowd is chanting “Trump” to goad Cruz. [7/20/16 9:53 p.m. EDT]
Patrick Caldwell [email protected] : Cruz getting booed after he says people should vote their conscience. Smattering of “Trump” chants as well #RNCinCle [7/20/16 9:53 p.m. EDT]
Mark Murray [email protected] : NO ENDORSEMENT FROM CRUZ [7/20/16 9:56 p.m. EDT]
Irin Carmon @irin Who screengrabbed that stonefaced family shot? [7/20/16 9:55 p.m. EDT]
Matt Viser [email protected] : HUGE BOOS FOR TED CRUZ [7/20/16 9:56 p.m. EDT]
Arlette Saenz [email protected]
: This woman screaming over and over “You say it! You say it” and “Bulls***” as Cruz is speaking https://pbs.twimg.com/media/
Larry Sabato @LarrySabato This isn’t going well for Cruz. Many Trump delegates appear to be booing. [7/20/2016 9:56 p.m. EDT]
Rebecca Berg @rebeccaberg: WOW. Deafening boos as Cruz wraps his speech without endorsing Trump. [7/20/2016 9:56 p.m. EDT]
Philip Rucker @philiprucker: As crowd boos Cruz, Trump walks into family box to watch son’s speech. [7/20/2016 9:56 p.m. EDT]
Taegan Goddard @politicalwire Whoa… the crowd really turned on Ted Cruz. It was the first real energy of this convention too [7/20/16 9:57 p.m. EDT]
Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox THUNDEROUS booing at lack of endorsement. #RNCinCle [7/20/16 9:57 p.m. EDT]
George Zornick @gzornick Trump family not applauding this part of Cruz’s speech, where he simply tells voters to vote their conscience.
Benjy Sarlin [email protected] is literally drowned out by boos and Trump chants. “Stop talking, go home, go home to Texas!” There’s your highlight clip. [7/20/16 9:55 PM ET]
Ryan Lizza @RyanLizza Cruz heckled harshly by New York delegation in front of him [7/20/16 p.m. EDT]
Steve Peoples @sppeoples: Boos raining down from hall as crowd realizes Cruz won’t endorse. [7/20/16 9:56 PM ET]
Marc Caputo [email protected] : The scorpion and the frog. Ted Cruz is the scorpion. Donald Trump is the frog. He got stung [7/20/16 9:57 p.m. EDT]
Matt O’Brien @ObsoleteDogma Impressive incompetence to give your rival a primetime speaking slot and not make sure he’s going to endorse you. [7/20/16 9:59 p.m. EDT]
Sabrina Siddiqui @SabrinaSiddiqui Ted Cruz looks very pleased to be giving his acceptance speech right now. #RNCinCLE [7/20/16 9:46 p.m. EDT]
Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer Heidi Cruz was escorted out by security as the crowd got angry, per @mkraju. [7/20/16 10:00 p.m. EDT]
John Cassidy @JohnCassidy The National Review and George Will will give Cruz a medal. Might want to stay out of the path of Rudy G and Chris Christie though. [7/20/16 10:10 p.m. EDT]
Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush Usually the only speech that matters is the nominee’s. Not this time. [7/20/16 10:08 p.m. EDT]
Eric Bradner @ericbradner Heidi Cruz was escorted out by security as hecklers yelled “Goldman Sachs!” at her, @mkraju reports. #RNCinCLE [7/20/16 10:03 p.m. EDT]
Philip Gourevitch @PGourveitch nobody from Trump family, Trump wineries or avocado farms or Trump tower payroll has got cheered by this GOP like the man he calls Lyin Ted [7/20/2016 9:35 p.m. EDT]
Jon Ralston @RalstonReports: I congratulate you, but I do not endorse you. — Parsin’ Ted [7/20/2016 9:36 p.m. EDT]
Jim Geraghty @jimgeraghty: Ted Cruz is gonna show his emotional range in this speech. He really wants a Reagan in 1976 “we nominated the wrong man” reaction. [7/20/2016 9:39 p.m. EDT]
West Wing Reports @WestWingReports Apparently Cruz’s 2020 presidential campaign is off to an early start [7/20/2016 9:40 p.m. EDT]
Josh Kraushaar @HotlineJosh Trump family sitting without clapping to Cruz speech [7/20/2016 9:40 p.m. EDT]
James Hohmann @jameshohmann: Don Jr. does not seem very into this Cruz speech. He looked ice cold in cutaway shot. [7/20/2016 9:51 p.m. EDT]
Sopan Deb [email protected] Thus far, Ted Cruz has mentioned LeBron James as many times as Donald Trump in his speech. [7/20/16 9:40 p.m. EDT]
McKay Coppins @mckaycoppins: Ted Cruz would run in 2020 even if Trump is president, RNC official says [7/20/2016 4:17 p.m. EDT]
Stuart Stevens @stuartpstevens Amazing Republican Party is nominating a man who knows more about prenuptial agreements than Constitution. [7/20/16 3:01 p.m. EDT]
Manu Raju [email protected] : Cruz gets BOOS for saying: “Vote your conscience.” Trump chants break out [7/20/16 9:53 p.m. EDT]
Benjy Sarlin @BenjySarlin: A Cruz speech without an endorsement is basically a free 2020 infomercial, no? [7/20/2016 8:07 p.m. EDT]
EARLIER IN THE DAY…
Adam Wollner @AdamWollner: Cruz: “Our party now has a nominee.” Sustained boos from crowd. [7/20/2016 2:01 p.m. EDT]
Rosie Gray @RosieGray: Crowd at Cruz event is loudly booing Trump. [7/20/2016 2:01 p.m. EDT]
Patrick Caldwell @patcaldwell: Crowd at Cruz rally boos as they see Trump’s plane fly in over the river #RNCinCLE
Matt Flegenheimer @mattfleg: Now a full “2020!” chant is underway for Ted Cruz. [7/20/2016 2:06 p.m. EDT]