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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz fired back at Vice President JD Vance for suggesting he is already gearing up for a 2028 bid — blasting the veep as “insecure.”
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he → fire → veep
Vance, widely seen as the 2028 frontrunner, threw shade at Cruz (R-Texas) last week when he implied that the Lone Star State lawmaker was more focused on 2028 than the upcoming midterms.
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lawmaker → see → midterms
“So he’s welcome to make whatever comments he likes,” Cruz, 55, continued.
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Cruz → ’ → comments
“I’m going to keep focusing on the midterms and helping us win on Election Day in the next 30 days.”
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us → go → days
Cruz had been the second-place finisher in 2016 against President Trump, following a bitter and bruising fight.
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Cruz → follow → fight
Back in August, Cruz told MS NOW that he would “certainly be part of the discussion” in 2028 and suggested that Vance doesn’t have a lock on the 2028 GOP nod.
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Vance → tell → nod
“It is really obvious to me that, at this very moment, Ted Cruz is running for president,” Vance responded to the jab in an interview with NBC News.
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Vance → run → News
“At this moment, I’m not.
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I → ’m → moment
I’m trying to help elect Republicans.
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I → try → Republicans
That’s what I’m going to keep on doing.”
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I → ’ → what
Many Republicans see the 2028 presidential election cycle as an opportunity to dramatically recalibrate the GOP after Trump.
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Republicans → see → Trump
Traditionalists like Cruz want the GOP to return to its roots of free markets and fiscal restraint.
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GOP → want → markets
Meanwhile, MAGA Republicans want the party to remain in a populist direction and recommit to staying out of foreign entanglements.
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party → want → entanglements
Cruz, who has previously reminisced about his prior presidential run, has already engaged in some of those battles over the future of the GOP, sitting down with nicotine-pouch salesman and podcast giant Tucker Carlson for a fiery clash in June of last year.
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who → reminisce → year
Carlson and Vance have long been chummy, despite the veep acknowledging some recent political differences with the pundit, who has turned on Trump.
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who → acknowledge → Trump
The Texas Republican crowed about his efforts to boost Republican candidates heading into the Nov. 3 midterm elections, where his home state is in play for a tough Senate race.
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state → crow → race
“Over the last 10 years, there’s no Republican in the country who has campaigned for more Senate candidates, more House candidates, more gubernatorial candidates than I have, and this year will be no exception,” Cruz vowed to Politico.
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Cruz → ’ → Politico
“Indeed, ironically, I spent a full day on the road with JD Vance, campaigning with him when he was running for Senate in Ohio [in 2022],” the senator added.
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senator → spend → 2022
“I was very glad he won that race.
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he → win → race
I was very glad to help him.”
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I → help → him
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