Ted Cruz visits the new President-Elect in Trump Tower

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a primary night campaign event, Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a primary night campaign event, Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Photo: Darron Cummings, Associated Press Photo: Darron Cummings, Associated Press Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Ted Cruz visits the new President-Elect in Trump Tower 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

Texas U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz joined the procession of Republican figures from Washington making the journey to Trump Tower in New York Tuesday to meet with President-Elect Donald Trump, his chief antagonist in the GOP primaries earlier this year.

Trump did not stop to talk to reporters staking out the elevator lobby on his way in. But his spokeswoman, Catherine Frazier, released the following statement:

"Sen. Cruz is pleased to have the opportunity to meet with President-elect Trump in New York today. The American people issued a clear mandate to 'drain the swamp' in Washington, repeal Obamacare and start over with cost-effective, patient-centered health care reform, appoint constitutionalist judges to the Supreme Court, secure our southern border and enforce immigration laws, and enact policies that will create more good-paying jobs for the American people. On behalf of the 27 million Texans he represents, the senator looks forward to assisting the Trump Administration in achieving these objectives."

Trump and Cruz, the runner-up for the GOP nomination, engaged in a series of personal attacks during the campaign. Trump adopted the moniker "Lyin' Ted," to refer to Cruz; Cruz, in turn, called Trump "utterly amoral," and a "pathological liar."

Cruz famously refused to endorse Trump at the GOP convention in Cleveland, though he announced in late September that he would vote for the Republican nominee over Democrat Hillary Clinton.

Cruz was last seen in Trump Tower last year in the early-going of the Republican primaries, when the two enjoyed a friendlier strategic relationship. Some political operatives in Texas have speculated that Cruz could be in line for a possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court, or could be discussing other potential conservatives for a high court position.