remember, cruz took a long time to come around to donald trump, don. i remember at the republican national convention august of 2016 ted cruz was up on stage, gives a speech, he doesn't endorse donald trump. the crowd goes wild. he's booed. donald trump goes wild. he came around because guess what's coming up in 2018? ted cruz's re-election race. guess who is really popular in the republican party in texas? donald trump. so we remember the general election, right? ted cruz barely beats beto o'rourke. but the reason he didn't have a serious primary challenge is because he came around on donald trump and won trump's support. that's the -- it's all politics. >> i'm glad you reminded us of that convention moment. i remember that. it was pretty shocking. >> it was remarkable. you thought they'll never patch things up. well. >> another texan rival now turned ally, governor rick perry. watch this. >> he offers a barking carnival act that can best be described as trumpism. a toxic mix of demagoguery and