Trump resoundingly endorses Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ahead of Tuesday night Senate debate

Trump resoundingly endorses Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ahead of Tuesday night Senate debate
Cruz is facing Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred in the 2024 Texas US Senate contest
Former President Donald Trump issued a full-throated endorsement of incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) on Truth Social.

"While I have Endorsed Ted, on numerous occasions, verbally, because of the Importance of the Race, and Ted’s Importance to the future of our Country, I thought the Endorsement should be memorialized in writing," Trump declared in a post.

Cruz — who has served in the Senate since 2013 and is currently seeking a third term — is facing off in the 2024 Texas U.S. Senate race against Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred, who has served in the House since 2019.