Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Sunday renewed his call for free and fair elections in Venezuela, just two days after the Trump administration announced that the U.S. would take over 65 billion barrels of oil from the South American nation. He had seized power contrary to the will of the voters, and from the beginning, I have been urging, and I believe the administration is working towards this, that there should be free and fair elections.” The senator also praised the oil deal announced on Friday that will allow the U.S. to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves from Venezuela. I think the oil deal will move as rapidly forward as it can,” he said.
I believe they should proceed no later than midway through next year.” The Trump administration, the senator added, is “working rapidly to do that.” Earlier this month, Cruz joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing a resolution affirming the United States’ support for free and fair elections in Venezuela. Cruz also spoke Sunday about the ongoing U.S. military conflict in Iran and called on the Trump administration to arm Iranian protesters to achieve a goal of “regime collapse” in the Middle Eastern nation. Not American boots on the ground, but the Iranian people.” Days earlier, President Donald Trump posted an image on Truth Social declaring “mission accomplished” in Iran.
On Sunday, the senator said the “initial mission” in Iran — degrading the nation’s military capacity — was complete, but called for the removal of the ayatollah as a secondary objective. Cruz also spoke about his presidential ambitions, which sparked headlines this week after he told MS NOW in an interview that the GOP has not automatically chosen Vice President JD Vance as President Donald Trump’s successor. This is not that season right now.
This is the season of the midterms, and I’ll tell you, I’m spending my time on the road, campaigning for candidates all over the country,” the senator said. Trump praised Cruz on Thursday when asked in the Oval Office about the senator potentially running for president in 2028. He’s a very good friend of mine.
I think he might do that, yeah. He’s a very — he’s a talented guy,” the president said. Ten years ago, Trump and Cruz faced off in the Republican presidential primary as major foes.
Trump went on to beat Cruz to win the GOP nomination and the presidency, but along the way delivered a stream of insults against Cruz, his father and his wife.
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