“Mr. President we've been given a historic opportunity. Republicans have control of the White House and both houses of Congress. This is very rare in history. We can't blow this. I want to do everything humanly possible to lead the fight in the Senate to deliver on our promises,” he reportedly told Trump.

“Unlike many people in politics, if someone criticizes him, he turns around and punches him in the face,” Cruz said.

When different Republican senators would criticize him, Trump would “spend the whole meeting slamming them with a stick,” he added.

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