Ingraham was riding high until the gesture was pointed out. Conservatives used her speech as the prime example of what a 2016 RNC speaker should do, endorse Donald Trump with sweeping praise — which was the exact opposite route Ted Cruz took later in the evening.

Ingraham was riding high until the gesture was pointed out. Conservatives used her speech as the prime example of what a 2016 RNC speaker should do, endorse Donald Trump with sweeping praise — which was the exact opposite route Ted Cruz took later in the evening.