Sen. Ted Cruz announces presidential run

(NBC News) Ted Cruz is running for president.The Republican senator from Texas announced his candidacy early Monday morning on Twitter, then followed up with speech at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia."The answer will not come from Washington, it will come only from men and women, lovers of faith, people from across the county from people of faith who respect The Constitution," Cruz told the cheering crowd.Cruz is the first contender to officially declare his 2016 candidacy,