Such as what?
I think Cruz sees a huge divide between Republican values and Trump's values.
I think it more accurate to say that Cruz recognizes that Trump won the primary. But I don't think he supports Trump's campaign because it doesn't reflect his values.
And frankly, I think Cruz represents a lot of republican voters. That spectacle of booing him off the stage is likely to come back to bite Trump's campaign over the next few months.
Tom
I perhaps partially, to maybe even mostly agree. If you are saying Cruz's values and Trump's values are different. And different enough for Cruz to at least give off appearance of creating a divide, by the non endorsement.
But you are asking for "such as what" and given what I recall from the speech, and have now found online to quote from, I shall. I'm saying Cruz is clearly offering signs of support for Trump, and is clearly on board with the Republican platform as it relates to the 2016 national election. Here are quotes to back that up.
Near the beginning:
I’m convinced America is going to come back too.
I congratulate Donald Trump on winning the nomination last night.
Not quoting a whole lot after this, but would say it is stuff that could go either way on what he's conveying. I could see how it might be seen as 'divide between he and Trump,' but I honestly see it as divide between Pubs and Dems that he is mostly speaking to. As that does lead to him saying:
Of course, Obama and Clinton will tell you that they also care about our children’s future. And I want to believe them. But there is a profound difference in our two parties’ visions for the future.
Then a bunch that is along this line (above). Soon leading to:
Enough is enough.
There is a better vision for our future: A return to freedom.
Then leading to:
Freedom means free speech, not politically correct safe spaces.
Freedom means religious freedom, whether you are Christian or Jew, Muslim or atheist. Gay or straight, the Bill of Rights protects the rights of all of us to live according to our conscience.
I see both of these assertions as supporting Trump / Trump's values, and/or updated Republican platform values. He goes on to mention other traditional Pub values. Then says:
Hillary Clinton believes government should make virtually every choice in your life. Education, healthcare, marriage, speech – all dictated out of Washington.
But something powerful is happening. We’ve seen it in both parties. We’ve seen it in the United Kingdom’s unprecedented Brexit vote to leave the European Union.
Voters are overwhelmingly rejecting big government. That’s a profound victory.
People are fed up with politicians who don’t listen to them, fed up with a corrupt system that benefits the elites, instead of working men and women.
We deserve an immigration system that puts America first. And yes, builds a wall to keep us safe.
That stops admitting ISIS terrorists as refugees.
We deserve trade policies that put the interests of American farmers and manufacturing jobs over the global interests funding the lobbyists.
And if we choose freedom, our future will be brighter.
Freedom will bring back jobs, raise wages.
Freedom will lift people out of dependency, to the dignity of work.
Thought after 2 to no more than 4 lines, I'd snip that quote, but feel it all helps bolster the response to "such as what" inquiry you made. I see him clearly speaking about Trump here and (strongly) implying he's on that side.
Those were fights for freedom, and so is this.
And so can we.
I'm snipping a bit here only cause I feel it's a bit long, and how helpful it is to the point I'm addressing is debatable. I see it as helpful to the point I'm making.
We deserve leaders who stand for principle. Unite us all behind shared values. Cast aside anger for love. That is the standard we should expect, from everybody.
Other than the non-endorsement, this would be the only area where I agree he is setting up a divide, plausibly, between him and Trump. Though I think it is still possible to interpret this part as about Dem leaders.
We must make the most of our moment – to fight for freedom, to protect our God-given rights, even of those with whom we don’t agree, so that when we are old and gray . . . and our work is done . . . and we give those we love one final kiss goodbye . . . we will be able to say, “Freedom matters, and I was part of something beautiful.”
Thank you. And may God bless the United States of America.
Might as well go to the end of it, now that I'm this far. I see this as going either way, and unless ignoring a whole lot I've brought up, then I think he's saying all Americans need to work together, to fight for freedom, while implying, Pubs fight more or in way he relates most to.
I'll also just note that from my review of this speech, now for I think my 4th time (twice taking the whole message into account), I really don't see it as (remotely close to) anti-Trump, nor why he'd be remembered for getting booed. Go watch the speech again, he's getting a whole lot of ovations for what he said. It's obviously the context before and after this speech that helps put the booing into perspective, but given what his speech conveys, I really have trouble seeing the popular spin his speech has received.
Btw, I found
full transcript on HuffPo, of all places.
