His professional opinion is that it's part of the 14th Amendment and is interpreted that way by judges. He did make some statement to the effect that if someone could find an easier way to change it then he would be for it.
We seem to have a plethora of Constitutional Scholars around these days to figure that out.
So Cruz DOES believe the Constitution is a suicide pact.
You’ve just confirmed the worst fears former-Cruz-backers have of him.