a draft of the invitation , obtained first by cnn , invites guests to " honor and support a great friend of israel and the jewish people , " at a meet - and - greet event that will take place during the aipac policy conference in washington next week .
story highlights sen. lindsey graham will host a fundraiser on monday in support of sen. ted cruz 's presidential campaign a draft of the invitation , obtained first by cnn , invites guests to " honor and support a great friend of israel and the jewish people " support for the texas senator is an about face from the south carolina senator , who compared nominating donald trump or cruz to being shot or poisoned ( cnn ) in a sign of just how much the republican presidential primary has turned the party on its head , sen. lindsey graham will headline a fundraiser on monday in support of ted cruz .
rubio , who dropped out of the race tuesday after losing his home state of florida , did n’t endorse any of his former rivals in a conference call with dozens of minnesota supporters .
graham , who ended his bid for the republican nomination last december , originally threw his support behind former florida gov.
but he ’s rooting for someone else to stop trump from winning the 1,237 delegates he needs to clinch the nomination — someone who can go into the convention with more delegates and a better claim than rubio believes he would have been able to muster .
even if he had won the nomination against the odds , rubio said , the two other
he said he saw no real path forward for his campaign after losing florida and its 99 winner - take - all delegates .
former presidential candidate marco rubio told cnn that while the texas sen. ted cruz could be the best option for conservatives .
in the call , he explained his decision to leave the race and why he felt his presidential campaign did n’t do better , and suggested he might run for office again at some point in the future .