--- title: Ted Cruz Doesn't Endorse Donald Trump: Social Media Reacts description: First, the crowd booed him. Then the internet weighed in. canonical: https://time.com/4416763/ted-cruz-trump-endorsement-social-media-reactions/ author: Julia Zorthian article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-21T12:59:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:25:54.190Z article:section: Politics og:title: Here's What People Think About Ted Cruz Not Endorsing Trump og:description: First, the crowd booed him. Then the internet weighed in. og:url: https://time.com/4416763/ted-cruz-trump-endorsement-social-media-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda69cbd4a24c01ff/69889cf8cf40a894cfc44189/ben-lowey-rnc-republican-national-convention-16.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIMEPOL RNC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What People Think About Ted Cruz Not Endorsing Trump twitter:description: First, the crowd booed him. Then the internet weighed in. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda69cbd4a24c01ff/69889cf8cf40a894cfc44189/ben-lowey-rnc-republican-national-convention-16.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Not Everyone is Booing Ted Cruz For Not Endorsing Donald Trump  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Jul 21, 2016 12:59 PM UTC  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, on July 20, 2016. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, on July 20, 2016.Benjamin Lowy—TIME  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Jul 21, 2016 12:59 PM UTC When Texas Senator Ted Cruz declined to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump on the GOP convention stage, the reaction from delegates was immediate. In the wake of his speech, people’s voices on social media have been more split: some laud his act as one of bravery, while others are happy to join in the boos. Here’s a sample of what people are saying about the non-endorsement; > [](https://twitter.com/AnnCoulter/status/756086394519482368) > [](https://twitter.com/IngrahamAngle/status/756088689449693185) > [](https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/756029378987974656) > [](https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/755983163747217409) > [](https://twitter.com/KSoltisAnderson/status/755990836492500992) > [](https://twitter.com/joshtpm/status/755989749391880192) > [](https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/755945796852482049) > [](https://twitter.com/jasonsjohnson/status/755976344794697728) Democrats weighed in as well: > [](https://twitter.com/DWStweets/status/755940716149366786) > [](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/755967178285907968) And of course, so did Trump. > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/755972015249645568) Cruz, it seems, is feeling pretty chipper during his morning-after: > [](https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/756102048760762368) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4416763/ted-cruz-trump-endorsement-social-media-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4416763/ted-cruz-trump-endorsement-social-media-reactions/"},"headline":"Not Everyone is Booing Ted Cruz For Not Endorsing Donald Trump","datePublished":"2016-07-21T12:59:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T23:25:54.190Z","description":"First, the crowd booed him. 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