Fox News host Tucker Carlson did more than push back against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in an interview yesterday on his top-rated program.
First, Carlson said that Cruz had echoed the left's talking points by calling the Capitol riot a “terrorist attack.”
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Then, he accused Cruz of lying after the senator said he misspoke.
Throughout the interview, Carlson said things like “I don't buy that,” “I do not believe you” and “what you just said doesn't make sense.”
WATCH:
Mediaite further reports:
The Texas senator joined Carlson on Thursday, the anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, to explain himself.
“Senator, thanks so much for coming on. There are a lot of dumb people in the Congress. You are not one of them,” Carlson said. “I think you're smarter than I am. And you never use words carelessly. And yet you called this a terror attack when by no definition was it a terror attack. That's a lie. You told that lie on purpose, and I'm wondering why you did.”
“Well, Tucker, thank you for having me on,” Cruz said. “When you aired your episode last night I sent you a text shortly thereafter and said listen, I would like to go on because the way I phrased things yesterday, it was sloppy and it was frankly dumb.”
Carlson wasn't having any of it. (RELATED: Tucker Carlson Responds to Liz Cheney)
“I don't buy that,” Carlson interrupted. “I've known you a long time since before you went to Senate. You were a Supreme Court contender. You take words as seriously as any man who has ever served in the Senate. and every word, you repeated that phrase, I do not believe you that used that accidentally. I just don't.”
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So, what do you think? In your opinion, was Cruz's phrasing merely sloppy or was he being too clever by half and rightfully called out?
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Thanks for keeping him honest !!!
Tucker is absolutely spot on!
Thankfully, he cuts through the misinformation and political biases that has corrupted our America. I had admired Ted Cruz and his push for transparency until he uncharacteristically went along with the lefts’ demonizing of Trump supporters.
When will the truth conquer the lies??
I was shocked when i heard Ted Cruz, i had always had respect for standing up for what is right,but when i heard him make that statement we thought 0 my gosh sounded like he has caved to the left. We are very tired and angury at politicians who are two faced if he doesn’t come through we will do everything to defeat him. Folks politicians who have been in office more than 2 terms have become a swamp rat.
It all depends upon your point of view; if you’re a private citizen, then it was a demonstration but if you are a senator or congressman then it was a terror attack.
Senator Cruz was disingenuous with his statement and he meant every word he said.
Bottomline is that the Trump supporters who are being heinously slandered , who were NOT armed (which is what an insurrection is, i.e. an ARMED KILLING SPREE), and who have been treated abhorrently now for going on six years, did NOT perpetrate an insurrection, did not perpetrate violence at the capital, did not burn the building down, or shoot anyone or bash in heads.
How can anyone compare Jan 6, 2021 even closely to a terror attack such as 9/11 or Pearl Harbor?? Anyone who makes such statements IS the terrorist and insurrectionist and making a poor attempt at covering up the injustice being wrought on the people of our country. Americans, especially conservatives, have always made every attempt to do things within the confines of the law, by voting, by toeing the line and this is how we are treated for that?
Enough is Enough!
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Tucker: “I just don’t belive you.”
I think Cruz’s chances for 2024 just ended.
Everyone and their dogs know at this point that the January 6th event was ORCHESTRATED by the compromised FBI….. Funded by Soros and pushed by the globalist corrupt media. It was yet another orchestrated red flag to hurt the good conservatives.
I”m very disappointed with Ted Cruz’s answer. I will not support him again, but I will vote for him if he is the only Republican choice.
I was disappointed in him, when he went cry baby when Trump beat him!!
His ego so big it over powers his Smartness. Looks to me he can’t stop from
Stepping on his D***!