Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) announced on Tuesday that he was endorsing former President Donald Trump after the results of the Iowa caucuses.
Cruz’s endorsement of Trump comes after the former president won the Iowa caucus in a landslide with 51% of the vote, while Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) received 21.2% of the vote and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley received 19.1% of the vote.
“I am proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President,” Cruz wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “Now is the time for us to unite to oust Joe Biden and save our country from the Democrats’ destructive agenda.”
I am proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 17, 2024
Now is the time for us to unite to oust Joe Biden and save our country from the Democrats' destructive agenda.
To help us win this fight, please make a donation right now to support me and President Trump as we work together…
In the aftermath of the results from the Iowa caucuses, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy suspended his presidential campaign and endorsed Trump after receiving 7.7% of the vote.
In an interview on Fox News, Cruz called the results from the race “decisive” and pointed to how Trump had claimed a victory “across the board.”
“He won 51% of the vote, he won 98 of the counties. Congratulations to President Trump on that dominating victory,” Cruz added. “And, at this point, I believe this race is over. So, I am proud to endorse Donald Trump for President of the United States. I look forward to supporting him enthusiastically because I think it’s time for the Republican Party to unite.”
Cruz continued to stress that the Republican Party should “come together” to not only “beat” President Joe Biden and defeat the “disastrous cultural Marxist agenda in the White House,” but to take back control of the Senate and the House.
Trump has also received endorsements from Republican Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), and Jim Banks (R-Ind.), and Jim Jordan (R- Ohio), according to The Hill.