Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) (AP photo)

(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in an interview with ABC News on Sunday would not say whether he would support Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) as majority leader if the Republicans regain control of the Senate.

When ABC’s Jeff Zeleny asked Cruz if McConnell would be the majority leader and whether Cruz would support McConnell as majority leader, at first Cruz said it would be “a decision for the conference to make,” adding that he is “confident we are going to have a new majority leader.”

“Will you support him?” Zeleny asked.

“That’s a decision that will be made when the time is right,” Cruz said.

“You won’t say if you’ll support the Senate minority leader?” Zeleny asked.

“I will support the leader of the Republican Party,” Cruz answered.

When asked to give his “mid-term election prediction,” Cruz said he was “very optimistic” that “in November, Republicans are going to retake the Senate, and we’re going to retire Harry Reid as majority leader.”