Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has found himself in yet another compromising situation; he was caught in a series of leaked recordings harshly criticizing President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance. It is unsurprising that Cruz criticized Trump, considering their feud where Trump publicly insulted Cruz’s wife, implying she is ugly and suggesting that his father was involved with former President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Cruz later referred to Trump as a “bully” and “pathological liar.”
Regardless, Cruz endorsed Trump in the 2024 election, stating in a post on X, “I am proud to endorse Donald J. Trump for President. Now is the time for us to unite to oust Joe Biden and save our country from the Democrats’ destructive agenda.”
This back and forth between bootlicking and criticizing shows how cowardly he is, only working toward his self-interest.
Cruz’s remarks were recorded last year around the time Trump announced his new tariffs. He warned donors during the recordings that the tariffs could shatter the economy and result in Trump’s impeachment. Cruz states that after the tariffs were introduced in early April 2025, he and other senators had a call with Trump where they pressured him to stand down. Cruz says the call stretched past midnight, “did not go well” and that Trump was “yelling” and “cursing.”
Cruz says he told Trump, “You’re going to lose the House, you’re going to lose the Senate, you’re going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week.”
According to Cruz, Trump responded, “Fuck you, Ted.”
Of course, like the shameless yes-man he is, Cruz offers little resistance and remains compliant without any objection.
When a questioner in the recordings mentions “Liberation Day” — Trump’s title for his tariffs unveiling — Cruz joked, “I’ve told my team if anyone uses those words, they will be terminated on the spot. That is not language we use.”
Even in situations where he knows what is right, Cruz publicly keeps up his two-faced sycophant act, while privately positioning himself as an independent of Trump’s regime. One would expect this behavior from high school children, not some of the most powerful people in the country.
Furthermore, Cruz accused Vance of being conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson’s pawn. Cruz previously accused Carlson of promoting antisemitism and an anti-Israel foreign policy but has refrained from publicly associating Vance with Carlson until these recordings were brought to light.
These politicians will criticize their peers behind closed doors yet fall in line when a vote is called. Cruz is a coward — the same coward who fled Texas in the wake of a winter storm. The same coward who said, “How about we all come together and say let’s stop attacking pedophiles?” There needs to be a change, and it starts with getting rid of spineless, opportunistic politicians such as Cruz.
