Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) opened himself up to instant ridicule on Wednesday with an eyebrow-raising claim about America’s political parties.During an appearance on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show, Cruz predicted that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) will run for president and that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) will eventually replace Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in the Senate.He then turned his fire on Mamdani, a democratic socialist:“I think Mamdani is the single most powerful Democrat in the country and I gotta say, by the way, there are some Republicans who are celebrating, ‘This is great, our opponents are crazy this is going to help us.’ I want to say, for the record, I’m not celebrating. I think this is bad for the country. I think this is unhealthy.”Cruz then added:“I want to see two normal parties that are not filled with crazy people, who can actually do something reasonable, and who actually love the country.”Cruz: I think AOC will run for president. My prediction is Mamdani will be the next Democrat senator from New York. I think this is bad for the country. I want to see two normal parties that are not filled with crazy people, who can actually do something reasonable, and, actually… pic.twitter.com/oN9X6FY8Qn— Acyn (@Acyn) July 23, 2026That final line sparked mockery online, with critics pointing the finger directly at Cruz and his Republican colleagues:Then why doesn’t he speak out against his own party? The Republicans are mostly to blame for how we got here. Trump is the one who tossed out any normalcy a decade ago and then it all went downhill from there. https://t.co/hTJBaUQobb— Camille MacKenzie (@CamRMacKenzie) July 23, 2026No crazy people? Ted, you need to start a purge of Repubs. Thanks for offering.— Liberty Belle (@LibertyBelle19) July 23, 2026He wants to see 2 normal parties 😆😆😆Oh so much to sayAnother twilight zone moment— Do2 🇨🇦 (@2417gr) July 23, 2026Hysterical that a man who allows the president to call his wife horse face to the whole world without rebuke then continue to campaign for him would call someone else crazy https://t.co/FKL7ZNDEKU— watermelonsugar (@watrmlonshugar) July 23, 2026Ted Cruz say those words while looking into a mirror!!!!!— Robinsecond (@Robinsecond1) July 23, 2026