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Trump ally makes shock prediction on 2 rising Democrats: ‘Dangerous’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) made a stunning prediction on the political futures of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Cruz, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, told Fox News host Sean Hannity he believed that Ocasio-Cortez will run for president in the 2028 election. He also predicted that Mamdani will run for Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) seat when he is up for reelection in 2028.
Cruz referenced a New Hampshire poll that showed Ocasio-Cortez leading a pack of possible Democratic contenders for the 2028 nomination.
“She’s the number one Democrat candidate in the country in New Hampshire. That’s today’s poll. I think she’ll run for president. I don’t think she will run for Senate,” Cruz said on Wednesday.
He then said that Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, is the “most powerful Democrat in the country.”
“My prediction is Comrade Mamdani will be the next Democrat senator from New York. That Mamdani will replace Schumer,” he said.
He noted that while some Republicans are “celebrating” the rise of Mamdani, he is not.
“There are some Republicans that are celebrating, ‘This is great. Our opponents are crazy. That’s going to help us.’ I want to say, for the record, I’m not celebrating. I think this is bad for the country. I think this is unhealthy,” Cruz said.
“I want to see two normal parties that are not filled with crazy people who can actually do something reasonable and who actually love the country,” he said.
He then suggested that some Democrats do not love America.
“These communist radicals — they not only don’t love America, they hate America. If you’re a small business owner, they hate you. If you’re a Christian, they hate you. If you’re a Jew, they hate you. That is dangerous,“ Cruz said.
He said that it will be “dangerous” when Democrats get back in power.
“I think it’s really dangerous if the Democrat who gets back in power — and I hope that’s not for a very long time — it’s dangerous if that Democrat is an open communist who aspires to be Mao or Stalin or Fidel Castro,“ Cruz said. ”These are the people driving today’s Democrat Party."