I will respect him for immediately coming on the number one cable news show to take the heat and offer his explanation.
I don’t know if he was aware of it beforehand, but this was not to be a Joy Reid vs. Kamala Harris “grilling.” Tucker let him have it with both barrels, to the point of actually calling him a liar.
That being said, he defended his characterization of 1/6 participants as “terrorists” only somewhat credibly, certainly not spectacularly.
So, where am I at with Senator Cruz now?
Pretty much where I am with most of the Republican Party.
Do I agree with everything he says and does? Absolutely not.
Would I prefer a Democrat? Any Democrat?
Not in this lifetime.
Such is the curse of being a conservative.
There's no question he's an excellent debater probably because of his slippery nature but he should never be entrusted to lead the crusade for the salvation of the republic.
Ted Cruz barely won relection against a very liberal opponent and even ran behind Abbott margin by over a million votes.
He needs to be primaried as there is a risk he might lose his seat in a very Republican leaning state.
Been trying to decide who I wanted to follow Trump. DeSantis it is.
No vindication. It was sad.
Watched it. Such contortions. No, I don’t believe Cruz. I despise him even more now.
Cruz is a weiner, on a conservative show, trying to wiggle out of what he said to appease his communist controllers.
Blah, blah, blah, “I’ve always called people who assault cops as terrorists.”
I so over lying sacks of sh/+.
Ted Cruz knows he’s done..he did the job of the left, calling every single Trump supporter a terrorist..if those words had come out of Schumer’s mouth I wouldn’t care since that is what the left thinks of all of us, but to come out of Cruz’s mouth..and to hear him backtrack cause he was called out online as a scum bag, he knows he’s through
Ted you call your potential base of votersyou would have to have to have “Terrorists”
That worst then Hillary “Deplorables”
This will go down as one of the biggest blunder in political history
What Ted did was certainly a mistake, but not worthy of not supporting him in Congress. Especially in light of the fact the Democrats will rally around the most reprehensible human filth in their Party. There is no crime possible except for being honest that will see a Democrat shunned by the Party or voters. In contrast Conservatives will abandon their representatives over the most asinine slight.
What Ted did was certainly a mistake, but not worthy of not supporting him in Congress. Especially in light of the fact the Democrats will rally around the most reprehensible human filth in their Party. There is no crime possible except for being honest that will see a Democrat shunned by the Party or voters. In contrast Conservatives will abandon their representatives over the most asinine slight.
He didn’t mention the stolen election, but found time to chime in with Pelosi and Cheney. The hell with Cancun Ted.
Ted Cruz comes off as a poster boy of the “Fakeservative Movement” in this country.
Great article which explains more about Ted’s original statement with context.
We’ve got to stop cutting the throats of people on our side.
I read what others said, and heard the Senator ‘s remarks. Bottom line Cruz was unreal. Anyone happen to catch Levin today. He was a big Cruz guy in 2016
As Tucker correctly noted, Cruz used the word “terrorists” quite deliberately. The Senator claimed to have only used the word to reference those in attendance who assaulted cops. But how many cops were actually assaulted that day? From the tapes I’ve seen, there was a little pushing and shoving of a very small number, but that’s it. Hardly “terrorist” activity. Plus Cruz used the word to disparage the entire protest, not just a few yahoos. Kudos to Tucker for a tough interview. Cruz will never be CIC. Too unprincipled and unlikeable.
Ted looked very greasy. He got hammered today and he is trying to wiggle out of what he said.
Ted is extremely articulate and very intelligent but he has been in DC for too long (my .02). Tucker was correct to nail him on this because now he is trying to say it was about people who assaulted cops.
Disappointed.
Texas is a very red state, certainly they can do better than Cruz and Cornyn
Tucker ripped Cruz a big one.