Ahead of the Senate debate on Tuesday evening, Trump strongly supports Texas Senator Ted Cruz

Former President Donald Trump gave an unqualified endorsement of incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) on Truth Social.

“Although I have verbally supported Ted on numerous occasions because of the importance of race and Ted’s importance to the future of our country, I thought the support should be put in writing,” Trump said in a post.

Cruz – who has served in the Senate since 2013 and is currently seeking a third term – is running in the 2024 Texas U.S. Senate race against Democratic challenger Rep. Colin Allred, who has served in the House of Representatives since 2019.

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The two men are scheduled to debate on Tuesday evening.

“Ted is one of the strongest senators in the country on border security, while his opponent, Colin Allred, is a radical open-border extremist who will put our country and our security LAST. Ted, on the other hand, will ALWAYS bet “Texas and America FIRST,” Trump said in another post on Truth Social. “Ted Cruz has my complete and unconditional agreement – ​​HE WILL NOT FILE YOU!”

“Thanks!! Vote for Trump! Vote for Cruz!” The Lone Star State senator tweeted in response to Trump’s messages.

TED CRUZ warns that the Texas Senate race is “incredibly close.”

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Cruz backed Trump in January after the former president won a decisive victory in the Republican presidential election in Iowa.

Former President Barack Obama urged voters to support Allred’s Senate bid.

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Texas has been a reliably red state in presidential elections for decades. Jimmy Carter’s victory in 1976 was the last time a Democratic presidential candidate won the Lone Star State.