Tuesday on MSNBC’s  “Morning Joe.” Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said he “hates” Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) adding he’ll “take cyanide” if Cruz wins the Republican nomination.

After the panel teased King about his dislike of Cruz King said, “First off in case anyone is confused. I’m not endorsing Ted Cruz. I hate Ted Cruz. I think I’ll take cyanide if he ever got the nomination. Having said that I think you’ll see Donald Trump scoring a big victory tonight. I did not endorse Donald Trump. I actually voted absentee John Kasich. I’m not endorsing John but I voted for him really to send a message.”

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