Ted Cruz Refuses To Recant Campaign Claim That Donald Trump Is An “Amoral Pathological Liar” [VIDEO]

ABC News reports:

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, reflecting on his Republican primary fight against now President-elect Donald Trump, emphasized that he wants to help the incoming administration succeed but did not disown his claim during the campaign that Trump was a “pathological liar.”

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz asked Cruz today on “This Week” about his remark during the GOP primary that Trump “lies” with “practically every word” out of his mouth and is “utterly amoral.” Asked about those comments, Cruz said, “I’m not going to re-litigate the past. I’m going to focus on the future. I’m going to focus on what’s in front of us.”

Cruz told Raddatz that he is committed to helping the Trump administration. But the Texas senator cautioned that with Republicans about to control both the White House and Congress, they must deliver on their promises to voters or “there’ll be pitchforks and torches in the street.”

“What I’m going to work to do every day is to try to work closely with the new president, with the new administration and with my colleagues in Congress to deliver on what we promised. I’ve got to say, if we don’t, if we’re given the White House and both houses of Congress and we don’t deliver, I think there’ll be pitchforks and torches in the street, and I think quite rightly,” he said.

Sen. Ted Cruz to @ThisWeekABC: If GOP goes back to “business as usual” there will “be pitchforks and torches.” https://t.co/iplfzqSlwm

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