Since the day he joined the United States Senate in 2013, Ted Cruz has been wildly unpopular among his peers. And that doesn’t just go for Democrats, and Conservatives don’t seem to like him either. John McCain called him a “wacko bird,” and Former Speaker of the House John Boehner referred to him as Lucifer in the Flesh.
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stands in the House Chamber during a reconvening of a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Members of Congress returned to the House Chamber after being evacuated when protesters stormed the Capitol and disrupted a joint session to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
On Tuesday, Ted Cruz tried to argue that Joe Biden wasn’t actually in charge of the government. The reason why; because the two men haven’t spoken since Biden has been in office.
Cruz told Newsmax’s Eric Bolling, “You know the question you just asked Eric, I get asked that almost every day. Somebody says, ‘who’s really running things?’ And let me tell you the scary thing, I have no idea. So Bidens been President, what, 15 months? In that entire time, I have not spoken with him once.”
Of course, it is essential for any President to reach across the aisle and connect with members of the other party. It has long been one of Biden’s strengths. Cruz, though, has shown no indication that he would ever be able to act in a bi-partisan manner, so speaking with him probably wouldn’t do much good.
Watch a clip of the comments below, courtesy of Newsmax:
Ted says he doesn’t think Biden is really running the government since he won’t talk to him. “So, Biden’s been president what, 15 months? In that entire time, I haven’t spoken to him once.” pic.twitter.com/CJsc4oFuG1
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