GET ME REWRITE: There's a huge problem with this statement; Ted Cruz never had any principles to abandon

 

He's nothing but a long-running, cringe-worthy clown show.

Washington Post, 3/28/2022

An examination by The Washington Post of Cruz’s actions between Election Day and Jan. 6, 2021, shows just how deeply he was involved, working directly with Trump to concoct a plan that came closer than widely realized to keeping him in power. As Cruz went to extraordinary lengths to court Trump’s base and lay the groundwork for his own potential 2024 presidential bid, he also alienated close allies and longtime friends who accused him of abandoning his principles.