Senator <a href="http://www.dailywire.com/topic/ted-cruz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) fired back at left-leaning MeidasTouch on Tuesday after they fired off a tweet claiming that he had called for the <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/ex-fbi-official-search-warrants-stunningly-broad-scope-gives-trump-room-for-legal-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a> to be defunded.
The conversation began with a &#8220;NEW UNDERCOVER&#8221; video posted by Lauren Windsor that claimed Cruz was on board with defunding the Bureau — despite the fact that he simply nodded along while the person taking the video appeared to be the one making all the assertions.
WATCH:
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NEW UNDERCOVER: Ted Cruz agrees to defunding the FBI, says there needs to be “a complete housecleaning that happens at the FBI.” <a href="https://t.co/w5aXCtAehH">pic.twitter.com/w5aXCtAehH</a>
&mdash; Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) <a href="https://twitter.com/lawindsor/status/1564652800893718531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
&#8220;I wanted to say, thank you so much for all you&#8217;re doing to fight for Herschel Walker and to take back the Senate,&#8221; the woman said, shaking Cruz&#8217;s hand. &#8220;And I just think it&#8217;s so important that you guys are actually going to defund all those IRS agents.&#8221;
&#8220;Absolutely,&#8221; Cruz interjected, but the woman kept talking.
&#8220;But I think it&#8217;s imperative that you really have to defund the FBI after all the witch hunts that are going on,&#8221; she continued — and Cruz could be seen first briefly nodding and then shaking his head, a move that was described by Windsor as Cruz &#8220;nodding in agreement.&#8221;
What <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/the-five-host-says-if-sen-cruzs-daughters-were-raped-she-finds-it-hard-to-believe-he-wouldnt-do-everything-in-his-power-to-get-baby-aborted/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cruz</a> actually said was as follows: &#8220;It is horrific the abuse of power at the FBI, and it&#8217;s wrong. And there needs to be a complete housecleaning that happens at the FBI.&#8221;
&#8220;Are y&#8217;all going be able to do that when you regain the Senate?&#8221; the woman asked.
&#8220;I think we need to fight to do that,&#8221; Cruz said, adding, &#8220;And we need to fight to have real oversight.&#8221;
MeidasTouch ran with Windsor&#8217;s caption comment, however, tweeting, &#8220;Ted Cruz wants to defund the FBI.&#8221;
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Ted Cruz wants to defund the FBI. <a href="https://t.co/ygkNUm5TWB">https://t.co/ygkNUm5TWB</a>
&mdash; MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch/status/1564653136933003264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
But Cruz hit back, noting that what he had actually said he advocated for in the video was a &#8220;complete housecleaning&#8221; at the Bureau.
&#8220;Leftie Twitter is gonna lie — it&#8217;s what they do — but every word I said is true,&#8221; Cruz tweeted in response to MeidasTouch. &#8220;The FBI&#8217;s raid was a horrific &#8216;abuse of power&#8217;; there needs to be &#8216;a complete housecleaning&#8217; at FBI; we need &#8216;real oversight&#8217; from Congress. All absolutely true!&#8221;
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Leftie twitter is gonna lie—it’s what they do—but every word I said is true:
&#8211; the FBI’s raid was a horrific “abuse of power”;
&#8211; there needs to be “a complete housecleaning” at FBI;
&#8211; we need “real oversight” from Congress.
All absolutely true!
More: <a href="https://t.co/xKYPHGbjQi">https://t.co/xKYPHGbjQi</a> <a href="https://t.co/tlb5DU5Tjy">https://t.co/tlb5DU5Tjy</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1564664033675984896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2022</a></blockquote>
Cruz&#8217;s communications advisor Steve Guest hit back as well, adding, &#8220;Obviously, @MeidasTouch didn&#8217;t watch the video before tweeting. Instead, they&#8217;re just brazenly lying.&#8221;
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Obviously, <a href="https://twitter.com/MeidasTouch?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MeidasTouch</a> didn’t watch the video before tweeting. Instead, they’re just brazenly lying.
&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href="https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1564664884016676864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 30, 2022</a></blockquote>

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