Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has hired former Trump campaign press aide Erin Perrine as his new communications director. Perrine, who served as director of press communications for former President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, confirmed the appointment in a post on Twitter. “I’m excited to join @SenTedCruz’s team today as Communications Director and come back home to Capitol Hill!” Perrine said in a Thursday tweet. The hire was announced on the eve of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)—the largest annual conservative conference—with Cruz taking to the stage on Friday to call out cancel culture and signal his alignment with Trump. Cruz, who is widely reported to be eyeing a White House bid in 2024, said that he believes Trump will remain a major force in the Republican party going forward. “Donald Trump ain’t going anywhere,” he said on stage. “And the Republican party is not the party of the country clubs. It …
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