I think Cruz is “just” keeping his head down now that he is POTUS running. He doesn’t want to play Wack-a-Mole with the LSM too often.
You may be right, but isn’t Cruz’s willingness to stand on principle and his willingness and eloquence in defending his positions against MSM critics, a big reason why so many of us have been attracted to him as a candidate? If, for the sake of expedience, he starts to abandon that which made him stand out from all the others, then sadly, he risks becoming just like all the others