Ted Cruz went into the lion’s den and came out a winner last night. Speaking at the Gridiron Club, Cruz poked fun at himself, his feud with Trump but saved his best barbs for Liz Warren and Cory Booker.

He savaged them both with a hilarious takedown that should remind them not to dare run in 2020. Cruz said, “This was also a breakthrough year in which my presidential sobriquet went from “Lyin’ Ted” to “Beautiful Ted.”