Posted on 04/18/2025 4:13:52 AM PDT by RandFan
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who finished in second place to President Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary, has distinguished himself from MAGA World by declaring his skepticism of long-term tariffs, remaining a hawk on Russia and coming out against proposals to tax the rich.
By calling out tariffs as “taxes on American consumers” and sticking to his view that Russia poses a serious threat to U.S. interests, Cruz may be laying the groundwork to run against Trump’s heir apparent, Vice President Vance, in a 2028 Republican primary.
“I think he’s carving out a position for himself as the defender of traditional conservatism,” Vin Weber, a Republican strategist, said of Cruz, who is 54.
“He’s a viable contender for president because he’s a brilliant conservative and he represents the largest Republican state,” he said.
A big potential obstacle for anyone seeking the GOP presidential nomination in 2028 is Vance, who is 40.
Vance is Trump’s natural heir apparent, and has fully embraced the MAGA agenda, including the use of high tariffs to bring manufacturing back to the United States and a view that the nation doesn’t have the defense industrial capacity to continue providing billions of dollars in military support to Ukraine.
Weber said Vance is an “obvious problem” to any White House ambitions from Cruz or other Republicans.
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“I think Cruz could be on Trumps short list for the Supreme Court.”
Yes, that’s why you see Ted Cruz with President Trump a lot, like the UFC last week and his New Year’s Eve event.
Yes. He does a good job.
Cruz should have been AG.
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