Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) looked into his crystal ball to predict what’s next politically for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Cruz told Fox News host Sean Hannity Wednesday he believed that Ocasio-Cortez will run for president and Mamdani will run for Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) seat in 2028.

Cruz refererred to a New Hampshire poll that revealed Ocasio-Cortez was leading a pack of possible Democratic contenders for the 2028 nomination.

“She’s the number one Democrat candidate in the country in New Hampshire. That’s today’s poll. I think she’ll run for president. I don’t think she will run for Senate,” Cruz said.

He added Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, is the “most powerful Democrat in the country.”

“My prediction is Comrade Mamdani will be the next Democrat senator from New York. That Mamdani will replace Schumer,” he said.

He stated that some Republicans are “celebrating” the rise of Mamdani; he is not.

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“There are some Republicans that are celebrating, ‘This is great. Our opponents are crazy. That’s going to help us.’ I want to say, for the record, I’m not celebrating. I think this is bad for the country. I think this is unhealthy,” Cruz said.

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“I want to see two normal parties that are not filled with crazy people who can actually do something reasonable and who actually love the country,” he said.

He then alleged some Democrats do not love America.

“These communist radicals — they not only don’t love America, they hate America. If you’re a small business owner, they hate you. If you’re a Christian, they hate you. If you’re a Jew, they hate you. That is dangerous,“ Cruz said.

He also noted it will also be “dangerous” when Democrats get back in power.

“I think it’s really dangerous if the Democrat who gets back in power — and I hope that’s not for a very long time — it’s dangerous if that Democrat is an open communist who aspires to be Mao or Stalin or Fidel Castro,“ Cruz said. ”These are the people driving today’s Democrat Party."