Ted Cruz's Presidential Ambitions Spark Buzz Amid Potential 2028 GOP Clash

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) acknowledged Wednesday that he still wants to be president – days after he insisted the Republican Party isn’t going to anoint Vice President JD Vance as President Trump’s successor in 2028. 

“It’s no secret that I want to be president,” Cruz said during an interview on Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s podcast. 

When the Republican “Lt. Dan” host asked Cruz, who ran for president in 2016, if he plans to run again, Cruz responded, “Time will tell.”