Cruz breaks with Trump on key endorsements as 2028 looms

(Alex Isenstadt – Axios) Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is staking out his independence from President Trump ahead of a possible 2028 run for the White House, backing rivals to Trump-endorsed candidates in two high-profile Republican primaries. Cruz is testing whether there’s room in the Republican Party for a 2028 contender willing to break with a president who’s maintained an iron grip on the party for the last decade. Cruz this week announced he was backing Rick Jackson for Georgia governor and Alan Wilson in South Carolina’s race for governor. – Cruz breaks with Trump on key endorsements as 2028 looms