Laura Ingraham: I Was Asked During GOP Convention to Primary Ted Cruz in 2018
“People were so torched by Cruz’s failure to endorse Trump that talk of primarying him ignited almost the moment he walked off the stage ” Ingraham wrote in her new book  Billionaire at the Barricades: The Populist Revolution from Reagan to Trump. “In fact  a tanned  good-old-boy type in his late 40s approached me and asked me if I’d consider moving to Texas to run against him.”
Ingraham witnessed the moment Cruz declined to endorse  President Trump  in  his  speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland  Ohio. Moments before  he  took the stage  Ingraham said she told Cruz to “endorse” Trump in his speech.
 Instead of endorsing Trump  Cruz  told Americans to “vote your conscience” in  his  convention speech  causing the crowd to react with jeers and boos.
“The arena reverberated with boos and chants of ‘Endorse Trump!'” Ingraham wrote. “I have never heard a crowd jeer even after a speaker is finished speaking.”
The fallout from  his  speech did not end there  as  he  also faced backlash from some high-profile GOP donors.
In her book  Ingraham recounted how GOP-mega donor Sheldon Adelson told security not to let Cruz into  his  suite following the speech.
Cruz eventually endorsed  Trump  on September 23  four months after he dropped out of the presidential race and resumed his work in the U.S. Senate.
Ingraham also revealed several other behind-the-scenes insights about the 2016 Republican presidential primary and the general election that propelled  Trump  to victory  such as the real reason  Trump  did not choose New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as his vice presidential pick.
She also revealed that GOP senators “laughed out loud” at  Trump ’s plan to build a wall along the Mexican border in a private meeting.
“People were so torched by Cruz’s failure to endorse Trump that talk of primarying him ignited almost the moment he walked off the stage ” Ingraham wrote in her new book  Billionaire at the Barricades: [TGT]. “In fact  a tanned  good-old-boy type in [TGT] late 40s approached me and asked me if I’d consider moving to Texas to run against him.”
Ingraham witnessed the moment Cruz declined to endorse  President Trump  in  [TGT]  speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland  Ohio. Moments before  he  took the stage  Ingraham said she told Cruz to “endorse” [TGT] in [TGT] speech.
 Instead of endorsing Trump  Cruz  told Americans to “vote your conscience” in  his  convention speech  causing the crowd to react with jeers and boos.
“The arena reverberated with boos and chants of ‘Endorse Trump!'” Ingraham wrote. “I have never heard a crowd jeer even after a speaker is finished speaking.”
The fallout from  his  speech did not end there  as  he  also faced backlash from some high-profile GOP donors.
In her book  Ingraham recounted how GOP-mega donor Sheldon Adelson told security not to let Cruz into  his  suite following the speech.
Cruz eventually endorsed  [TGT]on September 23  four months after he dropped out of the presidential race and resumed his work in the U.S. Senate.
Ingraham also revealed several other behind-the-scenes insights about the 2016 Republican presidential primary and the general election that propelled  Trump  to victory  such as the real reason  [TGT]did not choose New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as his vice presidential pick.
[TGT] also revealed that GOP senators “laughed out loud” at [TGT] ’s plan to build a wall along the Mexican border in a private meeting.