Ted Cruz caused a commotion when he failed to endorse Donald Trump in his speech to the Republican national convention.
But the Texas Senator was not alone. A number of speakers at this week’s convention avoided explicitly coming out and saying that they endorsed Trump or that he would make a good president.
Here’s a look at how and why they did.
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