Ted Cruz warns of midterm ‘bloodbath’ if Trump tariffs cause a recession

Texas senator's comments another sign of Republican unease over reciprocal tariffs' and stock market plunge

Ted Cruz, the US senator from Texas, has warned that his fellow Republicans risk a bloodbath" in the 2026 midterm elections if Donald Trump's liberation day" tariffs cause a recession.

Cruz also warned that the president's tariffs, if they stay in place for long and are met by global retaliation on American goods, could trigger a full-blown trade war that would destroy jobs here at home, and do real damage to the US economy".