Moles have gotten to him, whispering in his ear telling him if he eliminates Trump, he could be the next President of the United States!
That’s it exactly. This is a very cynical pivot by Cruz. He’s already claimed that, as the “runner up” in 2016, it’s his turn in ‘24. Ted clearly believes that feeding the Dems’ Jan 6 narrative is a way of damaging the main obstacle of his ‘24 campaign, i.e., Donald Trump. What Ted doesn’t quite realize is that his cynicism and opportunism are duly noted by the base, and many of those of us who previously liked him (myself included) are going to revise our opinions of him downward as a result of this stunt.