Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, discusses President Trump’s need to scrap the filibuster, why the measure has been essential, and extra on ‘Kudlow.’ Editors’ Be aware: This was up to date to appropriately replicate Sen. Cruz’s stance in favor of the filibuster.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mentioned there may be “clearly” a civil conflict throughout the Democratic Celebration in an interview with “Kudlow,” additionally revealing his predictions for which prime Democrats may make a 2028 White Home run.
“No person’s combating on the opposite facet,” Cruz instructed Fox Enterprise’ Larry Kudlow. “The novel 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 throughout 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 Photos / Getty Photos)
“The entire supposedly mainstream Democrats are dashing to get behind him,” he mentioned. “That is the place all of the power is. That is the place the fervour is.”
Cruz additionally shared his predictions for potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders, casting doubt on one candidate’s eligibility.
“I believe proper now the 2 front-runners for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 2028 are AOC and Mamdani. I believe that is the place — he is not even eligible — however, what do they care? Regulation does not imply something to them. That is the place their social gathering is.”
Cruz has been a vocal critic of Mamdani, labeling him a “communist jihadist” in a submit 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 Photos), Proper (Drew Angerer/Getty Photos) / Getty Photos)
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 every thing via a partisan lens or hatred of Donald Trump is an enormous a part of the rationale why the Democrat Celebration has gone completely bat-crap loopy,” Sen. Cruz mentioned.
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Responding to Pelosi’s latest announcement that she won’t 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.“