This is the man who should be leading this nation.
The fact that this is not new behavior for Ted Cruz is important.
As solicitor general of Texas Ted Cruz successfully defended Texas sovereignty, US Sovereignty, and stood by the family of victims of an illegal alien animal and he did it in opposition to both the DC establishment and international establishment. The case was Medellín v. Texas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medell%C3%ADn_v._Texas
2008 article by Ted Cruz about the case.
http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Medellin-v-Texas-A-case-of-more-than-murder-1543234.php
BTW José Ernesto Medellín was executed at 9:57pm on August 5, 2008
This man already is leading this nation. Standing up and calling the emperor naked is at this point the greatest act of leadership anybody could have taken.
Now we get to see who all hates this nation and Israel. They are the ones who will try to stop him.
Cruz is trying to remain in the headlines by doing much needed housecleaning in the Senate while Trump is sucking all of the air out of the news cycle. There is nothing Ted can do about it until Trump craps out (not likely) or until he is asked by Trump to be #2. There is a good chance there but Trump may go with a strong token like Fiorina or West. That was the reason for their meeting last week - to pledge their mutual loyalty and for Ted to remain on Trump’s short list.