Former Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) said on Thursday that he would consider voting for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE in a general election but not Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Cruz: Trump should nominate a Supreme Court justice next week Renewed focus on Trump's Supreme Court list after Ginsburg's death MORE.

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“I would never vote for Ted Cruz,” Gregg told WMUR. “I’d write in Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE or someone before I’d vote for Ted Cruz.”

The former senator added that Cruz “is a person of little character. He’s a demagogue’s demagogue and he shouldn’t be trusted with the responsibilities of the office.”

Gregg, who is also a columnist for The Hill, said that he would more likely vote for Trump.

“I presume I’d vote for the Republican nominee if it is Trump, but Cruz should be nowhere near the presidency,” he said.

On Friday, Gregg also told WMUR that he would be skipping the Republican National Convention in July, saying he is “not excited about the direction the convention is going.”

Cruz has often clashed with colleagues on Capitol Hill and many have been publicly critical of the Texas senator. Earlier this week, former Speaker John Boehner John Andrew BoehnerLongtime House parliamentarian to step down Five things we learned from this year's primaries Bad blood between Pelosi, Meadows complicates coronavirus talks MORE (R-Ohio) called Cruz "Lucifer in the flesh" and a "miserable son of a bitch."