Ted Cruz on the Kelly File

the American people are frustrated frustrated because we keep winning elections in twenty ten we won the house and twenty fourteen we

won the Senate and we don't have the leaders who follow their commitments and I'll tell you the sad reality my time in the Senate what

the Washington cartel well Texas senator Ted at a political forum in New Hampshire where nearly all of the twenty sixteen GOP presidential contenders got a chance to address voters directly and

where senator Cruz earn some praise for his performance perhaps raising the bar for Thursday evening senator

Cruz joins us now senator good to see you tonight and so lovable man I know that you were a debate champion at Princeton

and I identify with the Solicitor General down in Texas where you argued for a living and you got pressed with hard questions by smart judges so

you've been at this rodeo book you feel going well Meghan I think the debate is going to go well I certainly hope it I think it's a continuation and

for a number which is right what is the right direction for the Republican Party had we win the rodeo before how confident do you feel going into Thursday well

make it I think the debate is going to go well I certainly hope it will and I think it's a continuation of the debate we've been having for a number of months which

is right what is the right direction for the Republican Party had we win and how do we turn the country around you

know there are a lot of voices in Washington that argue every four years that we've got a run towards the mushy middle that the way we win is

mine and I'm not really standing for much of anything every time we listen to those voices we lose every time we run is Democrat light we lose I'm

convinced twenty sixteen is going to be an election very much like nineteen eighty and

that we're going to win by following Reagan's dictum of painting in bold colors and not pale pastels what

did you strike some sort of a deal with Donald Trump because you came in here and met with him now a lot of people believe you have some sort of a deal either that you might team up in the debate it you won't criticize him anyone criticize you I'll

dont Donald and I had been friendly for a long time before it was a presidential candidate I expect that we will remain friendly after is a presidential candidate %HESITATION

and and I commend Donald you don't have to look like I know that that that there was no deal Eildon

but what we we've met a number of times and and and a lot of the Republican field as you now have to have falling

all over themselves just mac Donald with each with a stick they really are frightened by what he saying and

not only have I refuse to do that but I've commended for having the courage to speak out any particular to

shine a light on the problem of illegal immigration illegal immigration is likely to be added in leading if you like him so much why don't you get out let him run well

day illegal immigration is something I've been leading the fight on for a long long

time in the Senate when the gang of eight amnesty bill was brought forward I was proud to help lead the fight to stop the gang of eight amnesty bill Jeff sessions and I stood

side by side to stop it you know when you're dealing with sanctuary cities when you're dealing with the crimes that

come from a legal limit immigrants I've been dealing with that and fighting against that for over a decade and and so I welcome any effort to