Photos: Ted Cruz visits Country Club of Lincoln for Ricketts campaign event
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz visited Lincoln on Friday for a campaign event in support of Sen. Pete Ricketts. See photos here.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, left, shakes hands with Sen. Pete Ricketts at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz gestures during a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Protest signs decrying the closure of Zipline are seen outside of a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
Phil Yoakum, dressed as President Donald Trump in a Christ-like outfit, protests a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts outside the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday. “Somebody’s got to stand up, somewhere, somehow and encourage others to stand up,” Yoakum said. “We cannot afford to be silent in this moment.”
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, center, poses for a photo with eventgoers at a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday.
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers gives Sen. Pete Ricketts, not pictured, a thumbs-up at a campaign event for Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, right introduces Sen. Pete Ricketts at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Sen. Pete Ricketts, left shakes hands with Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Sen. Ted Cruz shakes hands at a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Protesters greet vehicles as they drive into the Country Club of Lincoln for a Pete Ricketts campaign event on Friday, June 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, left, speaks at a campaign event hosted for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts addresses a crowd of supporters at a campaign event hosted by the Ricketts team at Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, left, speaks at a campaign event hosted for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Sen. Pete Ricketts addresses a crowd at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz embraces Sen. Pete Ricketts at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz shares a laugh with Mary Jane Truemper, chairwoman of the Nebraska Republican Party, as he waits to be introduced at a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Sen. Pete Ricketts addresses a crowd of supporters at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Protesters gather outside a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Sen. Ted Cruz, left, speaks at a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Sen. Pete Ricketts speaks at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Sen. Ted Cruz embraces Sen. Pete Ricketts at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz addresses a crowd of Sen. Pete Ricketts supporters at a campaign event hosted by the Ricketts team at Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
