Cruz on Trump labeling him ‘Lyin’ Ted’: ‘The man has an instinctual genius’

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White House Headlines - September 18, 2026

White House Headlines - September 18, 2026

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised President Trump’s “instinctual genius” for giving him the nickname “Lyin’ Ted” during their intense 2016 Republican presidential primary fight.

In a Wednesday interview with the New York Post’s “Podcast One,” Cruz called the nickname “politically very effective” at the time, arguing Trump used it to undercut what Cruz considered one of his biggest strengths with voters.

“What was so effective about it was that my single strongest attribute was that voters trusted me,” Cruz told host Miranda Devine.

“The Jiu-Jitsu of........

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