Cruz is the classic example of a projectionist... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_projection
That’s one of his many “problems”. In a recent article it said things about him that made me think that he is self-serving and deliberate in achieving that goal in the video of him as a youngster stating he would be dictator of the world.
And with a lawyer background, he knows how to make it sound like it is a sound logical presentation of the issue.