HE’S PAST HIS PRIME, WHENEVER THAT WAS: GOP senators call for McConnell to step down, declare border bill ‘unadulterated bulls—-.’ “Cruz, a staunch critic of McConnell since 2013, said the long-standing leader offered no response when he asked him, ‘Is there anything we are willing to fight on?’ regarding the closed-door border negotiations that began in December, which Republicans are now determined to tarnish.”