WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, declined to say Sunday whether he views President Trump as a friend or a foe, describing him as simply “the president.”“He’s the president. I work with the president in delivering on our promises,” Cruz said in an interview on ABC News’ “This Week.” “What I told the president the week after the election, I said, ‘Mr. In September 2016, after delivering a ringing non-endorsement of Trump during the Republican National Convention, Cruz finally reversed course and declared that he would support Trump for president. Cruz is in a competitive race against Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-Texas, in his bid for a second term in the Senate. “That election’s over,” Cruz told “This Week” when asked about the insults he and Trump lobbed at each other during the 2016 campaign.

Source: National Post October 21, 2018 16:23 UTC