for joining me this evening. the last time the republicans had a contested presidential primary was the year 2016. and no it seemed sort of impossible to imagine now the party was kind of divided about trump s victory all the way to the convention floor, and you saw that no more clearly than when senator ted cruz went to the podium in a prime time speaking slot, i might add, and refused to mention trump s name during his convention speech. and boy, oh, boy did people notice. if you love our country and love your children as much as i know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom. god bless each and every one of you, and god bless the united states of america. prior to that moment, before all those just deafening boos, ted cruz and donald trump had been going at each other for months. relations between these two men were not good. trump regularly went after ted cruz s family during
one, it will go into effect in the autumn of 2025. tomorrow night, we ll have more on this and what consumers are up to. here is a hint, they are spending and spending big. on that note, i wish you a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late, i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. d of tomorrow the last time that republicans had a contested republican primary was in 2016. though it seems sort of impossible to imagine now, the party was kind of divided about trump s victory, all the way to the convention floor. you saw that no more clearly than when senator ted cruz went to the podium. in a primetime speaking slot, i may add, and refused to mention trump s name during his convention speech. boy, oh boy, the people notice. if you love our country, and they have your children as much as i know that you, to stand and end vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who tries to defend our freed