Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Sen. Ted Cruz and his ego are basking in the attention of being the first Republican to officially declare his presidential candidacy. Tuesday morning he was on
CBS This Morning, NBC's
Today Show, and ABC's
Good Morning America, trying to sell himself as jovial and inspirational. And of course, since we're talking about Ted Cruz, there were some
hilarious little omissions:
“It is breathtaking and it’s encouraging,” Cruz said on NBC of how his announcement was received by the large crowd at the conservative Christian college. “I’ll tell you, the energy and the exhilaration there yesterday and we’re seeing on the trail takes your breath away.”
So, so encouraging that when you go to a hotbed of conservatism and the students are required to attend your speech—will be fined if they don't attend your speech—you have a large and enthusiastic audience. And if some of them were
wearing Rand Paul t-shirts and others were snarking and complaining on social media, that's a detail Cruz can ignore. Because he got his telegenic attendance-required audience, and that's all he really needs to be able to humble-brag on the morning shows.