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The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Something is loading.Loading...Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's former staffers are "pretty disgusted" by the recent actions of their former boss, according to .At least six of Cruz's former aides have expressed their distaste at the senator's political stance in recent weeks, the magazine reported.This behavior, which has included , leading the , and sending out a fundraising email while a pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol, has left a soured impression of those who have previously worked for him.One former aide told Intelligencer: "Most of Cruzworld is pretty disgusted."Another told the magazine: "Everyone is upset with the direction things have gone, and the longer they've been with the senator, the more distaste they are expressing."Read more: Ever since last week's US Capitol insurrection, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has faced .This has prompted several to call for Cruz, along with Sen. Josh Hawley, to be .It also resulted in a senior Cruz aide, Lauren Blair Bianchi, . The senator's communications director quit because her visions no longer aligned with his, Those who have departed the Texas senator's office told Intelligencer that they have struggled to justify his actions.One former aide explained: "Personally, it's painful. It sucks. We've always backed him because the country deserves principled conservative leadership … I'd say he got unlucky the Capitol was stormed by a mob, but in reality, he placed himself at the political mercy of others."Another former staffer, Amanda Carpenter, told Intelligencer: "I could never have imagined that he could have gone down this road."Carpenter added that she was shocked that her former boss would "potentially cancel votes in a way that defied any standards of federalism and constitutionalism."When running for the Republican nomination in 2016, Cruz appealed to conservative voters and sought to contrast himself with President Donald Trump.This led to , where Trump , and Cruz called him a "pathological liar."In recent years, however, Cruz has become one of Trump's staunchest allies.Rick Tyler, a former spokesman on Cruz's presidential campaign, told Intelligencer that this a sign of his political opportunism. He said: "Ted Cruz will abandon principle, he will abandon conservative values for expediency, and you're seeing it again, only more dangerous."Despite widespread criticism of Cruz, the senator has that he is trying to "find a way to reestablish widespread trust in the system."One route to do this is by on Wednesday.NewsletterStart your mornings with 10 Things in Politics You Need to Know Today. Sign up here.Something is loading.It indicates an expandable section or menu, or sometimes previous / next navigation options.Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.

The words "Business Insider".Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Something is loading.Loading...Republican Sen. Ted Cruz's former staffers are "pretty disgusted" by the recent actions of their former boss, according to .At least six of Cruz's former aides have expressed their distaste at the senator's political stance in recent weeks, the magazine reported.This behavior, which has included , leading the , and sending out a fundraising email while a pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol, has left a soured impression of those...

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