Fri Mar 13, 2026 - 2:06 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has joined in the chorus of voices who maintain that the phrase “Christ is King” is anti-Semitic. In a sit-down interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network this week, Cruz argued that those who use the phrase intend it to be an insult to Jewish people. “I’m really troubled by how the phrase ‘Christ is King’ is being used,” Cruz said. “I agree with the statement ‘Christ is King,’ although it is being used online in a way that is meant to say, ‘Screw you Jews.’ It is being used in a context very directly to say, ‘I hate Jews,’ and that’s … an online code word.” Ted Cruz says the phrase “Christ is King” has become offensive because it is now being used in an antisemitic way. According to Cruz, the phrase is being twisted online into an anti-Jewish code used to target Jews. He claims the groyper groups are using it as a rallying phrase… pic.twitter.com/kOmdSmRZ7q — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) March …