McCaul won’t rule out Cruz primary challenge

By Ryan Lovelace

Published September 20, 2016 6:22pm ET

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McCaul won’t rule out Cruz primary challenge — "I think what he [Cruz] did at the convention turned off a lot of people," Michael McCaul told radio host Laura Ingraham. "I mean, he pledged to support [Trump]. He broke his word." (AP Photo) | J. Scott Applewhite

House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul won’t rule out running against Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018 and is amping up his criticism of the senator.

McCaul knocked Cruz’s failure to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump at the GOP convention when asked by populist radio host Laura Ingraham about McCaul’s interest in challenging the Texas senator.

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