Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na ngwụcha ọnwa Jenụwarị afọ 2017, Cruz toro onye a họpụtara n'ụlọikpe kachasị Neil Gorsuch dịka onye "mara mma ma nwee nnukwu onyinye" na nkwupụta ederede. Na February 23, mgbe ọ na-ekwu okwu na 2017 CPAC, Cruz gosipụtara mmasị na nhọpụta Trump nke onye ọka ikpe na-eto eto dị ka Scalia na Clarence Thomas. N'ụbọchị mbụ nke ọnwa Maachị, ọ kpọrọ okwu nkwekọrịta Trump gwara ndị omeiwu ụbọchị gara aga "ihe dị mma" na "ihe na-eme ka mmadụ dị n'otu". Cruz kwuru na n'oge ọ gara Mar-a-Lago na March 18, ya na ndị otu Trump kwurịtara okwu mgbe ha na-ekwurịta Iwu Nlekọta Ahụike America. N'April 6, obere oge mgbe
Shayrat missile strike, o wepụtara nkwupụta na-egosi mmasị ya na Trump na-arịọ ndị Congress ka ha mee "ihe agha na Syria" iji gbochie ndị na-eyi ọha egwu Islam inweta ngwa agha echekwara na Syria.