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Rubio, Cruz shook hands behind Trump’s back at debate

by Jesse Byrnes - 02/26/16 11:13 AM ET

Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz tag teamed Donald Trump on Thursday in the latest GOP presidential debate, and were spotted shaking hands behind the businessman’s back during a commercial break.

CNN, which hosted the debate in Houston, shared images of the moment on Friday morning, showing Cruz and Rubio stepping away from their lecterns to shake hands while Trump and Ben Carson remained at their mics.

.@marcorubio and @tedcruz shook hands behind @realDonaldTrump‘s back during a commercial break #GOPDebate pic.twitter.com/82yjhCPMEc

— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) February 26, 2016

{mosads}Trump spent the night swatting away a continuous stream of attacks on his business record and campaign proposals led by Rubio, who mocked the real estate tycoon for repeating himself instead of providing more details on his healthcare proposal.

Cruz also leveled a series of attacks at Trump, painting him as a liberal and going after an ongoing fraud lawsuit over his namesake university.

Tags 2016 GOP primary Donald Trump Marco Rubio Ted Cruz