{"id":12790,"date":"2026-09-04T11:11:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=12790"},"modified":"2026-09-04T11:11:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T15:11:42","slug":"trump-hands-ted-cruz-a-surprise-2028-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-hands-ted-cruz-a-surprise-2028-boost\/njackson\/2026\/09\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Hands Ted Cruz A Surprise 2028 Boost"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump just gave one of his fiercest former rivals a potentially valuable boost in the increasingly crowded battle to inherit the MAGA movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump praised Sen. Ted Cruz as \u201cvery talented\u201d when asked whether the Texas Republican could become president\u2014offering an encouraging assessment as Cruz openly flirts with another White House campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTed Cruz keeps teasing a 2028 presidential run. You\u2019ve run against him for president. Do you think he could be president? What\u2019s your reaction to that?\u201d Daily Caller White House correspondent Reagan Reese asked Trump during an Oval Office press conference.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would say that he\u2019s very talented. He\u2019s a very good friend of mine. I think he might do that. He\u2019s a talented guy,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2026\/08\/27\/donald-trump-jd-vance-ted-cruz-2028-oval-office-presidential\/\">responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was far from an endorsement\u2014but in a Republican Party still dominated by Trump, the president\u2019s warm words are certain to attract attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cruz Refuses To Clear The Field<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cruz\u2019s ambitions spilled into the open after he was asked during an MS NOW interview whether Republicans had already settled on Vice President JD Vance as their presumptive 2028 nominee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s accurate to say the party is universally settled,\u201d Cruz said, according to The Hill. \u201cI think there will be a full and vigorous discussion about who should carry on the legacy of President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The senator became even more direct one day later during an appearance on Sean Hannity\u2019s podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDo I want to be president? It\u2019s no secret that I want to be president,\u201d Cruz said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cbsaustin.com\/news\/local\/ted-cruz-says-on-podcast-its-no-secret-that-i-want-to-be-president\">CBS Austin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cruz previously sought the Republican nomination in 2016, emerging as Trump\u2019s toughest primary opponent before ultimately suspending his campaign. Their bitter rivalry eventually gave way to a powerful political alliance, with Cruz becoming one of Trump\u2019s most dependable defenders in the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, Cruz appears unwilling to let the Republican nomination simply be handed to Vance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/elections\/ted-cruz-is-testing-the-waters-for-a-2028-runand-taking-swipes-at-jd-vance-9062e2e9\">Wall Street Journal<\/a> reports that Cruz has been visiting Iowa, promoting his latest book and hitting the podcast circuit as he weighs another campaign. 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