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Big mad? The White House has its naughty list of Republicans, and it’s growing longer by the day. Sen. Ted Cruz has been critical of the Trump administration on several occasions — most notably when he criticized FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s effort to push Jimmy Kimmel off the airwaves — and Donald Trump’s allies think they know why.
They believe Cruz has been posturing ahead of 2028 for months now, NOTUS’ Reese Gorman reports. And they have a long list of grievances over the way Cruz has handled his position as chair of the Senate Commerce Committee.
One example: Possible 2028 rival JD Vance wants Jared Isaacman (the guy Elon Musk also wants) to head NASA. He is the official nominee again, after being withdrawn once before (because Musk wanted him). But Reese reports Cruz was bullish on Sean Duffy keeping the job, and the White House sees Cruz slow-walking the nomination to mess with Vance.