Sen. Ted Cruz slammed his Senate colleague Democrat Joe Manchin, warning that if Republicans lose control of the chamber in January, then Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will “effectively be Senate Majority Leader,” and Manchin will “dutifully obey.”

“This is all theatre,” Cruz tweeted Friday in response to a photo posted by the New York Democrat showing herself glaring at Manchin. “If Dems win GA, Chuck Schumer will be terrified of being primaried from the Left, which means @aoc will effectively be Senate Majority Leader. And Joe Manchin will dutifully obey (like he did on ACB & impeachment). They’re trying to hide this from GA voters.”