Key Cruz donors assail his speech

Two influential donors who were among the biggest supporters of Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign excoriated Cruz on Saturday for his decision not to endorse Donald Trump. The remarks from Robert Mercer of Long Island and his daughter, Rebekah, suggest widening fallout over Cruz’s convention speech. “Last summer and again this year, Sen. Ted Cruz pledged to support the candidacy of the nominee of the Republican Party, whomever that nominee might be, ” the Mercers said. “We are profoundly disappointed that on Wednesday night he chose to disregard this pledge.”