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"Heidi and my dad and I, we talked about it and we made a decision together — that we are going to choose to forgive him," Cruz said during an interview with The Texas Tribune

During their bitter fight during the presidential primaries, Trump posted an unflattering photo of Cruz's wife, Heidi, threatening to "spill the beans" on her, and floated the conspiracy theory that Cruz's father was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

When asked if Trump had apologized to Cruz, the Texas senator said "he has not," even after private phone conversations in which Trump thanked Cruz for the endorsement.

Cruz said that he did not demand an apology as a condition for his endorsement because "at the end of the day, it's not about me; it's not about my family. It's about the country."

"And so my ask was not a personal ask to apologize to my family. But it was ... 'Give a commitment of something meaningful on the Supreme Court.'

"My faith teaches to forgive with or without an apology."

Throughout the hourlong interview, Cruz was asked if he stood by his criticisms of Trump and whether he now believes Trump is qualified to be the president of the United States.