Among other slights, Mr. Trump questioned Mr. Cruz’s eligibility for the presidency, citing his Canadian birth; seemed to disparage the appearance of Mr. Cruz’s wife, Heidi, in a Twitter post; and insinuated, without evidence, that Mr. Cruz’s father, Rafael, was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Support from Mr. Cruz could jeopardize the senator’s professed reputation for conservative ideological purity, given Mr. Trump’s shape-shifting political views, which Mr. Cruz delighted in highlighting during his presidential campaign. But as Mr. Trump has pulled closer to Hillary Clinton in the polls recently, Mr. Cruz has faced escalating pressure to get off the sidelines. “Appreciate @realDonaldTrump’s support of our efforts to keep the internet free,” Mr. Cruz said on Twitter. “I’m going to do something I haven’t done for the entire campaign,” Mr. Cruz told reporters in Evansville, Ind., hours before decisively losing the state’s primary in May.

Source: New York Times September 23, 2016 19:41 UTC