
Ted Cruz warns Dem nastiness towards Manchin could backfire: 'We would welcome him' into the Republican Party
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The Texas Republican hailed the West Virginia Democrat for opposing Build Back Better.
Cruz slammed how "nasty" and "vicious" many Democratic lawmakers have been in response to his opposition to President Biden's signature legislation and how their demonization of him could backfire on the entire party.
"A lot of folks ask, 'Well, gosh, is Manchin going to become a Republican? I hope he does. I've asked him to. I think every Republican senator has made that case a dozen times to Joe," Cruz said. "I will say I think it's a tough hill for him to climb. He's just culturally- he's a Democrat. He's been a Democrat his whole life and he's really the godfather of Democrats in West Virginia. So I get why switching parties, that's hard. That being said, if they're nasty enough, the best thing that could happen is they could drive him over to the Republican Party and we would welcome him."