Ted Cruz warns that inflation is “about to get a lot worse”
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (Republican of Texas) posted on X on November 6 that for people unhappy with high prices, things are about to get a lot worse. He said the elected radicals are not satisfied with gasoline prices at $4, $5, or $6, but want them to reach $10, $12, or $15, and plan to ban gas engines.
Cruz wrote that if Democrats get their way, they will drive up every cost you pay. He added that the only ray of hope is that Democrats will overextend themselves in Texas and Washington, which would hurt Americans and Texans, but afterward the situation can be reversed by坚持自由市场原则、就业、家庭与常识.
The post came after the midterm elections. Cruz had previously criticized tariffs and the Iran war for pushing up prices, and warned that if Democrats blocked more than $700 billion in new projects, the economy could fall into recession.
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Title: Ted Cruz X post on inflation and Democratic policies Publisher: Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) Publication date: 2026-11-06 URL: https://x.com/tedcruz/status/2118842802859876415 Source type: original social media post Verification status: Full original post read and confirmed for this report, verification date 2026-11-06 Supporting content: supports all quotations and key points in the body
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Ted Cruz posted on X on November 6, warning that for those unhappy with high prices, things are about to get a lot worse. He said the elected radicals want gasoline prices to reach $10 to $15 and plan to ban gas engines, and that if Democrats act as planned they will drive up every cost. The post came after the midterm elections, and Cruz had previously criticized the impact of tariffs and the Iran war on prices.
On capital and policy paths, Cruz linked price pressure to Democratic policies and said that if more than $700 billion in new projects are blocked, the economy could fall into recession. He also noted that Texas’s new governor, Gina Hinojosa, had called for pausing new data center construction until legislative protections are in place. The post did not provide specific inflation data or policy details, and was mainly a political judgment.
Compared with Cruz’s earlier comments that tariffs and the Iran war were pushing up prices, this time he focused more on the prospect that Democratic control of Congress after the election could lead to higher costs. The similarity is that both attribute high prices to policy choices; the key difference is that this post explicitly points to a future of about to get a lot worse and mentions specific directions such as banning gas engines.
For Cruz, the post extends his criticism of prices and policy and lays groundwork for the Republican Party’s subsequent stance. For voters, the warning centers on energy and costs, but it is not accompanied by new economic data. For markets, the statement is political commentary and does not constitute policy implementation or an official forecast.
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Cruz warned that inflation is about to get a lot worse, saying Democrats want gasoline prices to reach $10 to $15 and to ban gas engines.
The post came after the midterm elections and continued his criticism of tariffs and the Iran war for pushing up prices.
He mentioned that if more than $700 billion in new projects are blocked, the economy could fall into recession, but provided no new specific data.