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But according to three people briefed on the interaction, who were granted anonymity to describe the meeting, Mr. Cruz had landed at the airport before Mr. Clinton did, for an event tucked into his schedule just a day earlier. The Secret Service traveling with Mr. Clinton established that Mr. Cruz was on the other plane with a small coterie of aides; when Mr. Cruz learned that the former president was there, he expressed interest in saying hello, according to the people briefed on the encounter.
The visit, in many ways, was a vintage performance for Mr. Clinton, who as president made a point of attempting to charm political rivals. That is not an approach that Mr. Cruz has taken since becoming a senator, although his rise in politics was fueled in part by personal relationships with members of a Washington establishment that he publicly disparages.
Still, Mr. Clinton, without staffers by his side, joined Mr. Cruz and three aides, according to the people briefed on the encounter.
Mr. Cruz made a reference to his pitched fight in the Republican race with Donald J. Trump, who was on his way to defeating Mr. Cruz across much of the South; his voice hoarse, Mr. Clinton replied that he found the Republican contest interesting, according to one person briefed on the exchange.
The meeting was brief; after a few minutes, Mr. Clinton and Mr. Cruz went their separate ways.
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Bill (Clinton) and Ted (Cruz)'s Excellent Adventure on an Alabama Tarmac. w/ @maggieNYT https://t.co/0b4Fq6ctmg
— Matt Flegenheimer (@mattfleg) May 16, 2016
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The day that Satan met Ted Cruz.
.What happens when darkness and light briefly meet…
Mr. Clinton and Mr. Cruz went their separate ways.
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