Senator Ted Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a statement following President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States will begin the process of designating branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations.
Cruz stated, "I applaud President Trump for his leadership in advancing and announcing today’s Executive Order, which is critical to American national security and to the safety of Americans. This battle has been over a decade in the making, and it faced fierce resistance from supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood abroad and from deeply embedded bureaucrats across the U.S. government. The Muslim Brotherhood and its branches encourage, facilitate, and provide resources for conducting jihadist terrorism across the world. They are committed to overthrowing the United States and the governments of our allies. I have been leading the fight in Congress to secure designations for my entire tenure in the Senate. The process will now advance purposefully within the administration under President Trump, and now is the time to build on today’s decision in Congress. I call on the Senate to expeditiously advance my Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2025, which will lock in designations, provide additional resources for protecting Americans from the Brotherhood and its branches, and has bipartisan support and momentum in both the House and the Senate."
Senator Cruz has introduced versions of legislation aimed at designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization multiple times since 2015. The current bill has ten cosponsors besides Cruz.
Ted Cruz was re-elected to his Senate seat in 2024 after defeating Colin Allred with 53.1% of votes compared to Allred's 44.6%. In previous elections, he won against Beto O'Rourke in 2018 with 50.9% of votes versus O'Rourke's 48.3%, and against Paul Sadler in 2012 with 56.5% compared to Sadler's 40.6%.
