White House insiders say they’re fed up with Sen. Ted Cruz’s antics and believe he has ulterior motives for breaking with President Trump.

Trump administration sources told NOTUS that Cruz appears to be positioning himself against Vice President Vance ahead of a potential 2028 presidential bid.

“Ted has been very unserious as of late,” a source close to Trump told the outlet.

Since Trump’s inauguration, Cruz has notably taken positions that diverge from those of other Trump loyalists aligned with the president.

In September, Cruz criticized Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel as “mafioso” behavior, calling Carr’s actions “dangerous as hell.“

It was one of the few Republican criticisms after Carr threatened to revoke ABC’s broadcast lice

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