While he did not spell out who was the second person he was talking about, Trump at one point appeared to take an indirect swipe at Cruz, who was effectively the runner-up to the real estate mogul in the primary race. He attacked Republicans who said he could not clinch the necessary delegates to win the nomination, adding: "One of the people, who probably hasn't quite given up yet ... was trying to buy up all of the second ballot people." As a candidate, Cruz made an effort to woo convention delegates to support him in a scenario in which the convention was not decided on the first ballot.