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Ted Cruz gave a lengthy speech to the Republican convention Wednesday night, failing to endorse nominee Donald Trump. canonical: https://time.com/4416396/republican-convention-ted-cruz-donald-trump-endorsement-speech-transcript-video/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-21T03:14:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:42:39.138Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Cruz Fail to Endorse Trump at the GOP Convention og:description: Read a transcript and see the video. og:url: https://time.com/4416396/republican-convention-ted-cruz-donald-trump-endorsement-speech-transcript-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf40a3909f97a5cd1/69889cee5f570f2df3b21cfb/ted-cruz-rnc-republican-national-convention-donald-trump-42.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5372 og:image:height: 3022 og:image:alt: Republican National Convention: Day Three og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Cruz Fail to Endorse Trump at the GOP Convention twitter:description: Read a transcript and see the video. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf40a3909f97a5cd1/69889cee5f570f2df3b21cfb/ted-cruz-rnc-republican-national-convention-donald-trump-42.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Ted Cruz Fail to Endorse Donald Trump at the Republican Convention > Sponsored content. 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Ted Cruz wanted to leave Republican delegates with a case of buyer’s remorse._ by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 21, 2016 3:14 AM UTC by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 21, 2016 3:14 AM UTC Texas Sen. Ted Cruz [gave a lengthy speech](http://time.com/4416260/republican-convention-ted-cruz-speech/) to the Republican national convention Wednesday night, hitting Hillary Clinton and talking about conservative principles while failing to endorse nominee Donald Trump. “I want to congratulate Donald Trump on winning the nomination last night,” Cruz said in his only reference to his former rival in the Republican primary. As Cruz neared the end of his speech, he was booed by the crowd, with some shouting “Say his name!” and “Go home!” Read a transcript of Cruz’s remarks as delivered. --- > “” --- ## Transcript If you love our country, stand and speak and vote your conscious. Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution. [ APPLAUSE ] [ NOISE ] [ APPLAUSE ] I appreciate The enthusiasm of the New York delegation. [ APPLAUSE ] 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 when 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. [ APPLAUSE ] [ NOISE ] We will unite the party. We will unite the country by standing together for shared values by standing for liberty. God bless. 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