Ted Cruz just stabbed Trump in the back at the worst possible moment.
A Trump insider called him out by name in front of a packed international crowd.
And what Cruz’s real motive turns out to be should make every MAGA voter furious.
As Conservative Reboot reports:
Cruz is positioning himself to run as the neoconservative candidate in 2028 to oppose continuing Trump’s America First foreign policy.
Cruz has been one of the most aggressive voices demanding that Trump pursue an Iraq-style regime change war to “finish the job” with Iran.
Trump is instead pursuing a limited engagement to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and avoid an endless war like the one in Iraq that Cruz is crusading to repeat.
When reports emerged that Trump was on the verge of a peace deal to end the war and address the nuclear issue, Cruz attacked it as appeasement.
“I am deeply concerned about what we are hearing about an Iran ‘deal,’ being pushed by some voices in the administration,” Cruz wrote on X when stories about a potential deal surfaced.
Trump advisor Alex Bruesewitz addressed Cruz’s attempts to divide the MAGA base and how his and other Iran war supporters’ conduct caused Israel’s standing to fall with younger Republicans at the Jerusalem Post Conference.
Bruesewitz argued that a strong Israel-U.S. alliance depended on mutual interests and that Trump showed that America can maintain strong partnerships even if there is room for disagreement.
“The strongest alliances are built on clear, aligned national interests. Not unconditional deference. Healthy partnerships, like our special relationship with the United Kingdom, allow friends to speak candidly when needed while maintaining deep cooperation where interests align,” Bruesewitz stated. “President Trump has criticized allies like the U.K., and even joked about Canada without damaging those vital partnerships.”
Bruesewitz said Israel supporters like Ted Cruz didn’t understand this, and their constant demands that America defer to Israel, such as Cruz attacking a potential Iran deal as appeasement before he knew what was in it, drove away more Americans than they drew in.
“True friendship means treating each other as sovereign equals. Unfortunately, some of Israel’s most vocal American champions sometimes fail to understand that. For example, when reports emerged of a potential U.S.-Iran deal, Senator Ted Cruz, oftentimes called ‘Lyin’ Ted,’ immediately accused President Trump and his administration of appeasing Iran, before any of the details were even known,” Bruesewitz added.
I had the unique privilege to call out lyin’ @tedcruz at the Jerusalem Post Conference today in New York. I’m grateful for the crowd’s warm reception to my remarks!
“when reports emerged of a potential U.S.-Iran deal, Senator Ted… pic.twitter.com/LZfRypooJJ
— Alex Bruesewitz 🇺🇸 (@alexbruesewitz) June 1, 2026
Bruesewitz also pointed out other examples of Cruz’s needlessly divisive rhetoric that alienated Americans from Israel, such as when Cruz attacked the phrase “Christ is King” as anti-Semitic in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network.
In that same interview, Cruz also slammed J.D. Vance for refusing to denounce Tucker Carlson.
“Look, everyone’s going to have to decide where they stand. I believe Ronald Reagan, in 1964, gave a very famous speech, “A Time for Choosing,” and I think this is a time for choosing,” Cruz said when asked about Vance’s friendship with Carlson.
Cruz also attacked the conservative base as a growing collection of anti-Semites.
“In the last year and a half, I have seen more antisemitism on the right than at any point in my life. And it is dangerous, and it risks consuming our party. I don’t want us to make the same mistake Democrat leaders made a decade ago—of just looking the other way and being silent,” Cruz continued.
A recent New York Times/Siena poll showed that 72 percent of Republicans aged 18-29 believe President Trump has been too supportive of Israel.
That same poll showed that 81 percent of Republicans 18-29 and 64 percent of Republicans 30-44 would like to see the 2028 GOP nominee move in a new direction on Israel from President Trump.
Bruesewitz spoke out because polls show younger Republicans turning away from Israel, and he believed that Cruz’s undercutting of Trump on Iran would hasten that shift.
