Angry Reactions Abound After Cruz Speech

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz refused to endorse Donald Trump for president during his speech at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night, a move that resulted in a shower of boos as he finished his speech and walked off the stage.

Reaction from others was mixed.

WATCH: Gov. Christie on Ted Cruz: "Awful, selfish speech ... showed himself tonight to not be a man of his word." https://t.co/jjvRlWX3Wf

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) July 21, 2016

Cruz is worse than Kasich by not endorsing Trump...@newsmax @realDonaldTrump

— Michael Reagan (@ReaganWorld) July 21, 2016

Rep. Peter King to @HallieJackson: Ted Cruz is a "disgrace"

— Mark Murray (@mmurraypolitics) July 21, 2016

BREAKING: Sources with the RNC say @Tedcruz speech was 'classless.' Party officials expected him to congratulate @realDonaldTrump.

— Bill Hemmer (@BillHemmer) July 21, 2016

Cruz stays true. This is a defining moment.

— Amanda Carpenter (@amandacarpenter) July 21, 2016

Source tells @danabashcnn a state party chairman was yelling at @tedcruz so angrily that they had to be restrained. #RNCinCLE

— Katie Hinman (@khinman) July 21, 2016

JUST IN: Rep. Peter King lambasts Ted Cruz after Cruz's #RNCinCLE speech: "He's a total fraud" -- @HallieJackson https://t.co/ZJnYqwPVNx

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) July 21, 2016

From @DanaBashCNN: Some people on donor suite level so angry at @tedcruz they called him disgrace to his face; one man had to be restrained…

— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) July 21, 2016

At the end of his speech Wednesday night in the Quicken Loans Arena, Cruz came up short of calling for voters to support Trump, who was officially named the Republican party's nominee Tuesday night, in November.

"Stand, and speak, and vote your conscience," he said. "Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution."

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