Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took aim at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Sunday over a series of issues.
Cruz, who is facing a very competitive re-election campaign against Democratic Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), expressed his frustrations with McConnell, referring to him as a “one-man dictator” who is hampering progress in the Senate.
“He’s basically behaved as a one-man dictator. I don’t think we want a leader who does that,” Cruz said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” McConnell, who is the longest-serving Senate Republican leader, has faced increasing criticism from factions within his own party, including Cruz, who has long opposed McConnell’s leadership style.
Cruz predicted that former President Donald Trump would win the upcoming election and that the GOP would win the Senate and retain control of the House. “When that happens, we’ve got enormous work to do when that happens,” he said.
The senator argued that the GOP needs a new leader in the Senate, one who would “democratize” operations and be more collaborative. […]
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