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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Politics
Justin Carissimo

Ted Cruz backs Donald Trump for president

Ted Cruz has backed Donald Trump to be the US' next president.

After much speculation, the Texas senator and one time rival for the Republican nomination made the announcement on his Facebook page.

The pair haven't always been the best of friends and shared many heated moments in the race to the White House but on Friday, Mr Cruz announced that he'd be voting for Mr Trump come November.

"After many months of careful consideration, of prayer and searching my own conscience, I have decided that on Election Day, I will vote for the Republican nominee, Donald Trump," he wrote on his Facebook page. 

He added that he's making the decision for two main reasons."First, last year, I promised to support the Republican nominee. And I intend to keep my word. Second, even though I have had areas of significant disagreement with our nominee, by any measure Hillary Clinton is wholly unacceptable, that’s why I have always been #NeverHillary."

Both Mr Cruz and Mr Trump refused to attack each other at the onset of the election cycle, but as it went on, they traded insults.

Mr Cruz called the Republican nominee a pathological liar and earned himself the nickname "Lying Ted" from Mr Trump.

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