Ted Cruz

We knew it was likely to come.

I thought there was a chance that Trump would call on the cell phone.

If he had called, I would have put the cell phone up to the microphone and let him announce it to the whole crowd.

Instead, I got to announce and the crowd went nuts.

That was really gratifying to have three people who are two who are members of my team and have been employees and another who's a very close friend to see three new likely members of Congress coming.

That was a big deal.

We also had Don Huffines who I endorsed for comptroller in a statewide position in Texas that won decisively.

That was a big victory.

And then you noted Dan Crenshaw.

Look, in my 14 years in the Senate,

I almost never endorse against Republican incumbents, and there's a reason.

If you're serving in the Senate, if you're working in Congress, if you're endorsing against your colleagues, it makes it very hard to get anything done.

That makes lifelong enemies, and so you just have to be really reluctant to do so.

I endorse in open races, but I almost never endorse

in races against Republican incumbents.

I've made two exceptions in 14 years.

The first was Liz Cheney, because Liz Cheney lost her mind and became a radical leftist who hated President Trump.

And so I endorsed her opponent, Harriet Hageman, who beat her and is getting ready to be the new senator from Wyoming now.

And then I did it again for Dan Crenshaw for much the same reason, because he had really lost his way.

He had gotten angry with his constituents.