Overview
- In a TMZ video, Senator Ted Cruz refused to pick a side between President Trump and Pope Leo XIV, saying he was confident both could speak for themselves.
- He brushed off repeated follow-ups and told reporters they would get the same answer no matter how they asked.
- TMZ captured and published the exchange, and The New Republic followed by highlighting Cruz’s quotes and laying out the dispute at the center of the questions.
- Asked about a separate scandal involving former Representative Eric Swalwell, Cruz engaged more, saying he was in the dark and faulting any House members who knew and stayed quiet.
- The New Republic also noted that Cruz has not weighed in on Trump’s AI post depicting himself as Jesus, underscoring his selective engagement across hot-button topics.