Then he changed his mind about the TPP.
That is why he is now against it, because Obama has put all kind of non-trade issues in it.
But Cruz voted for the Fast Track Authority to give Obama the ability to bypass the Senate amendment process and the required 60 votes.
So, get your facts straight, Cruz is for globalism.
Well, let's get your facts straight as well. Every president since Reagan has had Fast Track authority, so this was not some new and controversial legislation that was being passed. And TPA only bypasses the amendment and filibuster if the President follows the negotiating guidelines set out by Congress in TPA. If either House of Congress decides by a simple majority that the President violated those guidelines, then TPA goes out the window, and the normal amendment process and the filibuster come back into play.
Cruz voted against TPA. The bill that came back from the House did not have the immigration language that he and Sessions wanted. Also McConnell did some backroom dealing that Cruz objected to. He has NEVER been in favor of TPP. Once the final agreement came out, he said it violated U.S. immigration laws and our sovereignty.