Trump: ‘I Am a Conservative But I Get Along With People,’ Unlike Cruz

Donald Trump defended himself on Meet the Press this morning from suggestions he is not a real conservative by––what else––contrasting himself with Ted Cruz and calling him “nasty” again.

Trump insisted to Chuck Todd that “most conservatives love me” because of the polls. He said, “I am a conservative, but I get along with people.”

He proceeded to rail against Cruz, but Todd brought up how for months, “you talked about how much you liked Ted Cruz!”

Trump said he was just playing nice, referring to Cruz again as a “nasty guy who is not a very well-liked person.”

And once again, Trump said he’s very concerned about Cruz’s eligibility for the presidency, saying “I’m not sure I can vote for him.”

Watch above, via NBC.

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