Cruz Returns to Senate, Reveals What His Next Move Will Be
As one Ted Cruz campaign ends, another begins.
The Republican from Texas gave CNN a one-word affirmative answer when asked if he will run for re-election to the U.S. Senate seat he won in 2012. Cruz then released a letter Wednesday that he sent to the Federal Election Commission reactivating his campaign account for the Senate and stating he was no longer a candidate for president in 2016.
Tuesday marked Cruz’s first return to Congress since ending his race for the White House last week. During a press conference, Cruz declined to use the occasion to endorse the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, Donald Trump.
In characterizing his return, The Wall Street Journal said Cruz “seemed emboldened by his unexpectedly strong showing in the race, not humbled by losing, and showed no interest in being more accommodating to the Washington establishment he campaigned against.”
“If fighting for the American people makes you an outsider in the Senate, then I will happily remain one,” he said.
Upon his return to the Senate floor, Cruz was greeted by many colleagues, some of whom he disparaged on the campaign trail as part of the “Washington cartel.”
“Wild ride,” Cruz could be heard saying at one point, according to CNN.
“It’s good to be back,” he said to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, spoke with Cruz at length.
“I was encouraging him to really get to work here,” Hatch said. “He’s got a lot of talent, a lot of ability.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was “nearby but didn’t approach Cruz,” CNN said. (For more from the author of “Cruz Returns to Senate, Reveals What His Next Move Will Be” please click HERE)
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