Texas Senator Ted Cruz threw a light jab at Katy Perry’s boyfriend, Justin Trudeau, suggesting the former Canadian prime minister is essentially punching above his weight by being with her.
The “Dark Horse” singer certainly does not seem to see things that way, as she recently gushed about how Trudeau has changed her perspective on love and life in many ways.
Perry also reflected on how the past year was “tough” for her, but said she chose to remain cool and collected, even though she felt she had every reason to be “angry.”
Texas Senator Ted Cruz gave a surprisingly candid take on international relations this week, weighing in on the steamy romance between Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau.
When cornered by a TMZ reporter, the Republican senator was asked directly about his thoughts on the budding couple. He did not hold back, leaning into a classic football analogy to describe the pairing.
“Well, you know, there’s an old phrase of ‘outkicking your coverage,’ and I think Justin’s managed to do so,” Cruz said with a grin.
However, the senator was quick to make sure his comments did not come across as offensive, immediately adding a self-deprecating caveat: “Although to be fair, I’m in that same camp as well,” referring to his wife, Heidi Cruz.
The interviewer then asked whether he thought the relationship had any effect on U.S.-Canada relations, to which he replied, “objectively, it does affect U.S.-Canada relations,” before walking away.
Trudeau’s Supportive Boyfriend Moment Stirred Debate
Although the couple had been linked for some time, they only made their red-carpet debut on June 8 at the Tribeca Festival in New York City, while attending the premiere of “Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris.”
However, their romance has already sparked tension among citizens of both nations, as many took to social media to call out Trudeau for traveling to the U.S. to watch the U.S. play in the ongoing World Cup, even though his home country, Canada, was also playing.
“Sometimes supportive boyfriend duties call. But you know who I’m rooting for to take the Cup,” he wrote in an X post, adding a Canadian flag emoji.
Katy Perry Opens Up About Her New Love
Unlike what Cruz appeared to suggest, the “Roar” singer seems happy and satisfied with the way things are between her and Trudeau, and with the kind of love he has shown her since they got together.
In a recent chat with Justin Tranter on his “UnFamous Podcast,” Perry explained that it has been a transformative journey for her, saying Trudeau has helped change her perspective in no small way.
“I have love in my life now. That’s transformed me,” she said on the Wednesday, June 17, episode of the podcast when asked about how she has changed as a songwriter through the years. “You think when The Beatles say, ‘All you need is love,’ it’s a cliché? Clichés are clichés for a reason … it’s like you don’t know until you have your baby how beautiful that experience is and how it transforms you.”
“I am constantly in transformation, and I have so many placements of Scorpio in my chart that it would be easy for me to go to the dark side,” she added on Wednesday’s episode. “I’m constantly rebirthing, constantly transforming, constantly, you know, phoenix to ashes, then hopefully eagle.”
Perry Says Trudeau Has Become Her ‘Anchor’
The pair seems so enamored with each other that they cannot keep their hands off each other and have been spotted several times packing on the PDA.
During their appearance at the Tribeca Festival for the premiere of her concert film, “Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris,” Perry spoke about how meeting Trudeau has been an “anchor” for her.
“I am very in love. And actually, that show was after I met the love of my life, and so I felt very anchored by that because I’m a little bit like a rainbow kite,” she said during a Q&A session, per PEOPLE. “I fly super high and touch the veil … cosmos … and sometimes I need to be anchored. So, to have that anchor finally makes me feel really whole now.”
Katy Perry Says Boundaries Changed Everything
Their relationship comes after a “tough” year for the “California Gurls” singer, who endured a painful split from her ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom, with whom she shares daughter, Daisy Dove. She also faced heavy criticism after joining an all-female space trip aboard Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin vessel.
Perry told Tranter that instead of falling into “that weird victim triangle,” she decided to sit with her emotions, learn from them, and get feedback.
After coming to terms with the split, she adjusted her “boundaries” before meeting Trudeau.
“You know what it is? It’s really boundaries [of] boundaries within yourself, and then, when to boil it even further down, it’s just self-respect. It’s just love for yourself,” Perry stated. “If you don’t have boundaries, you may need to look at that … or peel yourself out of it. That’s what I’ve been doing is peeling myself out of all the conditioning.”
