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The most influential lawmaker on our list, Cruz was a rival to Trump in 2016, but has since become a firm ally. At the start of May, the 50-yearold Texas Republican shared a photo of himself having dinner with the former president and said they had spent the evening discussing how the GOP could take back the House and Senate. Around the same time, he condemned Facebook’s upholding of Trump’s ban: “For every liberal celebrating Trump’s social media ban, if the Big Tech oligarchs can muzzle the former President, what’s to stop them from silencing you?” His own social media profile has become a vehicle for targeting Democrats, including Biden, in his characteristically aggressive style. Alongside the influence of Big Tech, Cruz puts particular emphasis on border issues, foreign policy and the culture wars, crusading against “cancel culture” and wokeism. Cruz is one of MAGA’S leading lights in Congress and on social media, and so is well-positioned for another presidential run in the future.