"Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential bid by leaning into his feud with Tucker Carlson and staking out turf as a traditional, pro-interventionist Republican. Why it matters: By poking at Carlson's isolationist foreign policy views, accusing him of antisemitism and more, Cruz is putting himself on a collision course with Vice President Vance, a Carlson ally widely seen as the 2028 GOP frontrunner."
"We have a responsibility to speak out even when it's uncomfortable, Cruz said in a statement to Axios. When voices in our own movement push dangerous and misguided ideas, we can't look the other way. I won't hesitate to call out those who peddle destructive, vile rhetoric and threaten our principles and our future. Silence in the face of recklessness is not an option."
Ted Cruz is preparing for a 2028 presidential campaign by courting donors, working the speaker's circuit, and volunteering in GOP midterm preparations to build political infrastructure. He is staking out a traditional, pro-interventionist Republican identity and openly challenging Tucker Carlson's isolationist foreign-policy stance and alleged antisemitism. Cruz frames his criticism as a defense of party principles and a response to growing antisemitism among young people and declining pro-Israel sentiment among young Christians. Cruz's public feud with Carlson also positions him against Vice President JD Vance, a Carlson ally widely viewed as a potential 2028 frontrunner.
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