A bombshell report on Sunday revealed a ten-minute secret recording over the course of two events in which Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) met with donors and trashed the president and vice president.
Among the allegations from Cruz is that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson created Vice President JD Vance, highlighted MS NOW's Molly Jong Fast.
“Zoom in: During his talks, Cruz cast Vance as a pawn of conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson. Cruz has accused Carlson of promoting antisemitism and an anti-Israel foreign policy in their well-publicized spats.”In response to the revelations, several couldn't help but remark about their shock while also laughing at Cruz, whom even President Donald Trump seems to be annoyed by," Axios reported.
"The only question is why he isn’t saying this publicly? Because he’s right," asked a Republican Trump loyalist, Jenna Ellis, who served on the his 2020 legal defense team.
"I did not have 'Ted Cruz auditions for Never Trump' on my bingo card for today," quipped the Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson.
Former Democratic Party chairman Jamie Harrison wasn't surprised. Writing on X, "Of course they are secret… he doesn’t have the backbone to say it to Trump’s face."
"Ted Cruz believes basically nothing and everything he does in public is a performance, this is well known," commented columnist Zaid Jilani.
Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Penn.) joked, "Bad weather and a secret recording. Cancún better be ready for Teddy." It's a reference to Cruz's escape from Texas to Mexico during a winter storm that killed hundreds and took out power across the state.
"Every Republican is like this behind the scenes. They hate Trump. They trash him constantly. They are just too cowardly to say it publicly - and that’s why they don’t deserve to hold office. If you want to stand for office, you have to actually stand for something!" said Professor Adam Cochran.
Another comment allegedly from Cruz that was in the report is that the senator told Trump over the phone that the tariffs were dangerous for the economy. Ultimately, Cruz said, Trump simply said, "F— you, Ted!"
Some mused that it is remarkable that truly everyone hates Cruz.
The Voter Protection Project commented, "A lot of Republicans (Ted Cruz included) trash Trump in private. In public? Silence. Loyalty act. All hat, no cattle. Cowards shouldn’t hold power."
