Texas Sen. Ted Cruz praised Donald Trump's stance on an issue of Internet freedom, marking a noticeable change of tone for the GOP nominee's most formidable primary competitor.

Cruz has proposed to block the transfer of control over a key component of the Internet before President Obama exits the White House, as the Washington Examiner's Rudy Takala previously reported. On Wednesday, Cruz tweeted his appreciation of a statement put out by the Trump campaign regarding control of the Internet.

"Appreciate @realDonaldTrump's support of our efforts to keep the Internet free," Cruz tweeted, linking to the Trump campaign's statement from policy adviser Stephen Miller, a former aide to Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions.

Appreciate @realDonaldTrump’s support of our efforts to keep the internet free: https://t.co/gc4aRustpx — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) September 21, 2016



Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway responded to Cruz's tweet by commending the Texas senator's public comment. Conway formerly worked for a pro-Cruz super PAC that shifted gears to boost Trump after the GOP primary.

"And we appreciate @tedcruz appreciating @realDonaldTrump. Over to you, @jeffroe," Conway tweeted, tagging Cruz's presidential campaign manager Jeff Roe.

The tweets between Cruz and Trump's team represent a much different tone from when the Texas senator declined to endorse the Republican nominee at the GOP convention in July.

Cruz praised Trump for months during the hotly contested GOP primary, only to reverse course after Trump rhetorically razed Cruz's father and used social media to comment on the appearance of Cruz's wife.

While Wednesday's tweets leave no clues as to whether any endorsement is in the works, it does suggest Cruz is pursuing a detente with Trump as the Texas Republican prepares to run for re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2018.