Palin Calls Cruz’s Convention Speech ‘Career-Ending’

Sen. Ted Cruz, the runner-up candidate in the race for the Republican nomination, spoke on night three of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 20. But, despite speculation, Cruz refused to endorse the, now official, Party nominee.

“To those listening, please, don’t stay home in November,” Cruz began as he addressed the convention floor and national TV, reports the Los Angeles Times. Cruz paused as the crowd began to boo. “If you love our country and if you love your children as much as I know you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience. Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution.”

But as the crowd chanted at Cruz to endorse Trump, the words never came, and Cruz remained defiant.

Now, Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, is attacking Cruz for his actions – or lack thereof.

“I guarantee American voters took notice and felt more unsettling confirmation as to why we don’t much like typical politicians because they campaign one way, but act out another way,” Palin wrote in a statement to Breitbart, reports Politico. “That kind of political status quo has got to go because it got us into the mess we’re in with America’s bankrupt budgets and ramped-up security threats.”

Palin also hit Cruz for going back on a pledge he,  and all the other former GOP candidates, made to support whomever the Party’s nominee was.

“We’ve been burned so horribly by that attitude that voters won’t reward politicians pulling that ‘what difference does it make’ stunt again,” Palin began. “Politicians will see – it makes all the difference in the world to us.”

Palin’s statement also included a link to a video mocking Ted Cruz called, “Ted Clinton Campaign Ad: Road To Nowhere EXTENDED CUT (HELLOW CLEVELAND!)”. The YouTube account hosting the video is named “Ted Bush”.  

Sources: Politico, Ted Bush via YouTube, Los Angeles Times / Photo Credit: Sarah Palin via Facebook