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Gingrich Offers A Brilliant Response To Ted Cruz's Non-Endorsement The media is still abuzz over the fact that Texas Senator Ted Cruz failed to endorse GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump during his speech on Wednesday at the Republican National Convention. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, whose speech directly followed Cruz's, offered an interesting clarification of the Texas Senator's admonition to the gathering to "vote your consciences." WATCH: Gingrich's response "Now, I think you misunderstood one paragraph that Ted Cruz, who was a superb orator, said. And I just want to point it out to you," Gingrich said. "Ted Cruz said you can vote your conscience for anyone who will uphold the Constitution. In this election, there is only one candidate who will uphold the Constitution. So, to paraphrase Ted Cruz, if you want to protect the Constitution of the United States, the only possible candidate this fall is the Trump-Pence Republican ticket. That way, we have a Republican ticket to implement Republican principles in Washington." In the end, perhaps Cruz's statement was an endorsement--just not the full throated one most Republicans had hoped for. Here's The Text Of The Pledge Ted Cruz Broke Last Night Texas Senator Ted Cruz is defending his decision not to endorse GOP nominee despite having pledged to do so earlier in the primary campaign. On Wednesday evening Cruz was met by a chorus of boos when he failed to endorse Trump. The Texas Senator instead said he "congratulated" Trump on his nomination and told the Republican National Convention t to "vote your conscience." "I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father," Cruz said at a Thursday morning meeting with the RNC's Texas delegation. Here's the text of the pledge which was signed by all of the Republican candidates:...(continue reading)