Ted Cruz argues Democrats have ‘abandoned’ regular workers for celebrities

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) argued that the Democratic Party has shifted its supporting base, which has gone from supporting blue-collar workers to Hollywood celebrities and billionaires.

The senator’s comments come after President Joe Biden conducted a fundraiser in Los Angeles with actors George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and former President Barack Obama, while former President Donald Trump made a visit to a church in Detroit, Michigan, on Saturday. Cruz contrasted how these two moves by Trump and Biden represent the shift to whom the Democratic Party caters.

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