Ted Cruz: I Like Donald Trump; He’s Bold, He’s Brash

IFILL: “I would like to bring you back to 2016 for a moment.”
CRUZ: “Yes.”
IFILL: “You are on your way to New York later today as we speak here this morning, to meet with Donald Trump, one of your competitors. Do you think that he can be president?”
CRUZ: “Well, listen, I like Donald Trump, and I think he’s bold. I think he’s brash. I’m glad he’s in the race.”
IFILL: “Does that mean that you agree with his policy prescriptions?”
CRUZ: “Well, we need to wait and see what his policy prescriptions are. I mean, we need — one of the aspects of politics is that you have to actually look at someone’s record, not just what they say on the campaign. It’s interesting. There are a lot of what I call campaign conservatives, who, when they campaign, become conservatives, and, yet, when they’re in office, they don’t govern as conservatives.
IFILL: “But I have to ask you, is Donald Trump a conservative?”
CRUZ: “Well, we will give him the opportunity to lay out his record and lay out of his views. But what I am not going to do is join with the Washington cartel in smacking him. Trump is focusing on illegal immigration. He is focusing on sanctuary cities. And just about all of the other candidates have vocally and vigorously embraced amnesty for years. And, Gwen, the reason they embrace amnesty is the Washington cartel supports amnesty. You know who’s losing? The Ohio steelworker is losing. The single mom who is waiting tables is losing. The legal immigrant, like my dad who washed dishes making 50 cents an hour, they’re the ones losing.”