Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discusses President Trump’s need to scrap the filibuster, why the measure has been needed, and extra on ‘Kudlow.’ Editors’ Observe: This was up to date to accurately replicate Sen. Cruz’s stance in favor of the filibuster.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mentioned there’s “clearly” a civil conflict inside the Democratic Celebration in an interview with “Kudlow,” additionally revealing his predictions for which prime Democrats may make a 2028 White Home run.
“No one’s combating on the opposite facet,” Cruz instructed Fox Enterprise’ Larry Kudlow. “The unconventional left has taken over.”
The Texas senator argued that New York Metropolis Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani — a self-described Democratic Socialist — is driving the power inside the Democrats’ base.
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Zohran Mamdani, New York Metropolis mayoral candidate, arrives for an election night time occasion at The Brooklyn Paramount Theater within the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (Adam Grey/Bloomberg/Getty Photographs / Getty Photographs)
“The entire supposedly mainstream Democrats are speeding to get behind him,” he mentioned. “That is the place all of the power is. That is the place the eagerness is.”
Cruz additionally shared his predictions for potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders, casting doubt on one candidate’s eligibility.
“I feel proper now the 2 front-runners for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2028 are AOC and Mamdani. I feel that is the place — he isn’t even eligible — however, what do they care? Legislation doesn’t suggest something to them. That is the place their get together is.”
Cruz has been a vocal critic of Mamdani, labeling him a “communist jihadist” in a put up to X on Thursday.
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and former Home Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. (Left (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Photographs), Proper (Drew Angerer/Getty Photographs) / Getty Photographs)
The Texas senator accused the Democratic Celebration of drifting into what he described as “bat-crap loopy” territory, pointing blame at a high-profile Democrat.
“Nancy Pelosi and her willingness to view the whole lot via a partisan lens or hatred of Donald Trump is an enormous a part of the explanation why the Democrat Celebration has gone solely bat-crap loopy,” Sen. Cruz mentioned.
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Responding to Pelosi’s latest announcement that she is not going to search re-election, Cruz accused the California lawmaker of serving to radicalize Congress.
“When she was speaker of the Home, she presided over turning Home Democrats right into a viciously partisan and excessive group,” he defined. “She presided over the Democrat Celebration going all the best way to the wacko left, together with embracing open borders, together with abolishing the police.“
