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Ted Cruz Warns Trump Tariffs Could Lead To a 'Bloodbath' For Republicans In Midterm Elections

https://www.latintimes.com/ted-cruz-warns-trump-tariffs-could-lead-bloodbath-republicans-midterm-elections-579998
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u/HelpfulDescription12 Nebraska 1d ago

I don't think this is Rand just taking his turn as controlled opposition. He's a libertarian style republican and is ideologically opposed to tariffs. This is actually something he really believes in, Cruz on the other hand is probably just reading the tea leaves and knows the tariffs are politically toxic for them right now.

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u/Cerberus_Aus Australia 1d ago

He’s not ideologically opposed to tarrifs. He’s ideologically opposed to losing money, full stop.

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u/MaddyKet 1d ago

Or Cruz won the monthly game of rock paper scissors to see who gets to pretend to be against the agenda. Last month it was McConnell.

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u/Hfksnfgitndskfjridnf 18h ago

Cruz is a bitch. He hates Trump but went along with him because that was the best move politically at the time. There is no real loyalty to Trump except for the cultists. Cruz, whose father killed JFK, will turn on Trump the second it benefits Cruz. Plenty of others in the GOP will do the same.

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u/deedeeing 22h ago

Rand is from Bourbon country and his people are deeply affected with Canada pulling KY Bourbon from the shelves.

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u/733t_sec 15h ago

Rand Paul isn't libertarian and seems to be completely onboard with authoritarianism given his willingness to be an errand boy for Trump and Putin

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/08/rand-paul-delivers-letter-to-trump-from-putin-766743