The temperature in Washington, D.C., this week was frigid, but the mood was downright sizzling. One of the hottest places to celebrate the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th president of the United States of America was at The Mayflower Cigars Inauguration Party.
Picture it: a dark paneled room adorned with American flags. The air is thick with heady, aromatic scents of Mayflower Cigars. People are dressed in black tie formal wear, but the tuxes and gowns pale in comparison to the smiles of the attendees celebrating the biggest political comeback in American history. With a celebratory mood and a high-quality cigar, it’s hard to imagine life getting better than this.
And truly this party was a who’s who in the conservative movement. Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing was there, and so was Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro. Of course, the one and only Michael Knowles was spotted enjoying a Mayflower cigar alongside fellow host and documentary filmmaker Matt Walsh and fellow host Andrew Klavan.
But this party was bigger than The Daily Wire crew. Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) was also in a celebratory mood at the Mayflower Cigars party. Chloe Cole, a detransitioner and fierce advocate for protecting children from irreversible “trans-affirming care,” was there, too. So was Clay Travis, founder and president of Outkick, and podcaster Tim Pool. 
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Canadian rap artist Tom MacDonald, who was also celebrating <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/roseanne-barr-and-tom-macdonalds-trump-rap-daddys-home-hits-number-1-ahead-of-inauguration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his rap single “Daddy’s Home”</a> with Roseanne Barr hitting number one on the charts, made an appearance at the party. Actor and conservative personality Siaka Massaquoi, fondly known to Daily Wire fans as “Black Jeremy” thanks to his breakout performance in the Jeremy’s Razors commercials, was there too, enjoying the best of what Mayflower had to offer. Douglas Murray flew in from across the pond to attend the inauguration. Even Shazam’s Zachary Levi was there!
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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ted-cruz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) released a powerful new ad on Thursday promoting the Justice for Jocelyn Act.
The legislation was named after Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old who was allegedly murdered by two illegal aliens Johan Jose Rangel Martinez, 21, and Franklin Jose Pena Ramos, 26.
The Justice for Jocelyn Act would require that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fill every detention bed before enrolling any illegal alines in the “alternative to detention” program.
The bill would require that all illegal aliens released as part of this program be subject to GPS monitoring and they would have a curfew imposed on them.
&#8220;Last year, I began the fight for justice for 12-year-old Jocelyn,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;The aliens responsible for her murder crossed the southern border illegally and should have been detained by ICE.&#8221;
&#8220;Democrats’ reckless open-border policies prevented ICE and Border Patrol agents from acting, left thousands of detention center beds empty, and allowed these criminals to go free,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Congress should act with urgency to ensure no other American family ever has to endure what Jocelyn’s mother, Alexis Nungaray, has been forced to face.&#8221;
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&#8220;Standing alongside Alexis in this fight for justice has been an immense privilege, and I will not stop fighting until our communities are safe and justice is served,&#8221; he added.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) releases a powerful ad promoting the Justice for Jocelyn Act which would require that ICE fill every detention bed before enrolling any illegal aliens in the “alternative to detention” program.
Additionally, it would require that all illegal aliens released… <a href="https://t.co/WNDscmrCPD">pic.twitter.com/WNDscmrCPD</a>
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1880094665677922330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ted-cruz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) signaled this week he backs President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland and to take back control of the Panama Canal.
Cruz made the remarks during an episode of his &#8220;Verdict&#8221; podcast this week with co-host Ben Ferguson while talking about Trump&#8217;s efforts to acquire both.
He said that while he believes Trump is trolling Canada by saying they should become the 51st state, he believes his remarks about Greenland &#8220;are something very different.&#8221;
&#8220;I think the United States acquiring Greenland is a very, very good idea,&#8221; he said. &#8220;To be clear, Trump talked about this in his first term in office, and at the time, a lot of people, particularly the media, dismissed it. They said, &#8216;Oh, it&#8217;s Trump talking. It&#8217;s just some crazy idea.&#8217; But I&#8217;ll tell you, acquiring Greenland has enormous advantages to the United States.&#8221;
&#8220;Number one, Greenland&#8217;s location on the Arctic is incredibly important from a national security and defense perspective, if you look at the Arctic, if, God forbid, we ever get in a shooting war with Russia or China, ICBMs from Russia or China will come over the Arctic and right over where Greenland is. Greenland is situated in an incredibly important location to defend the United States of America.&#8221;
Cruz also noted that trade routes are opening up in the Arctic and that Greenland is situated perfectly for that.
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&#8220;In addition, Greenland has very significant reserves of critical minerals, critical minerals that are vitally important for semiconductors, for high tech, for electronics, for defense equipment,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And so, the United States acquiring Greenland, making Greenland American territory, would have very important benefits for America from both the national security perspective.&#8221;
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Acquiring Greenland has enormous advantages for the United States.
From a national security perspective, Greenland is critical for missile defense, opening trade routes, and mining critical minerals.
Back when the purchase of Alaska was proposed, many blasted it as &#8220;Seward&#8217;s… <a href="https://t.co/J99PsvJvgk">pic.twitter.com/J99PsvJvgk</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1877118338419273983?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
On the issue of the Panama Canal, Cruz noted that Trump was correct about Panama breaking the terms of the agreement that they signed when former President Jimmy Carter gave them the canal that the U.S. built and paid for.
&#8220;They are violating that agreement, and in particular that they have essentially sold significant parts of the Panama Canal to China,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;That Chinese companies now control both ends of the Panama Canal, and they&#8217;ve ceded control to China &#8212; that&#8217;s incredibly harmful.&#8221;
&#8220;China&#8217;s growing influence over the Panama Canal is just stupid. It is unacceptable,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And that&#8217;s leadership that, frankly, can you imagine in a billion years, Joe Biden or Kamala Harris making these points? You can&#8217;t at all because they don&#8217;t defend America.&#8221;
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America built the Panama Canal, and gave it away in an egregious foreign policy mistake.
Panama is now treating America unfairly and ceding control of the canal to China.
President Trump is strongly pushing back and representing America&#8217;s interests.
His strong leadership is… <a href="https://t.co/lBwK9uyY00">pic.twitter.com/lBwK9uyY00</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1877369606920135038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2025</a></blockquote>

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ted-cruz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) said during an interview this week that there was a serious chance the Iranian-backed Hamas terrorist organization will release the remaining Israeli and American hostages that it has before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Cruz made the remarks during a Tuesday night interview with Sean Hannity after Trump warned that there would be hell to pay if the hostages were not released before he is sworn in.
The Texas senator, who just won his third term in the U.S. Senate in November, said that Trump would immediately get the situation on the border under control, unleash American energy production, lower inflation, and strike fear in the hearts of America&#8217;s enemies.
&#8220;And I&#8217;m going to make a prediction,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;I think there is a very real possibility that we will see the hostages in Gaza released on or before January 20th.&#8221;
&#8220;If you go back to 1981 when Ronald Reagan was sworn in, Iran released the hostages on January 20th, the day he was sworn in,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I think we will see that again either on or before January 20th, because Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran, Donald Trump scares the living daylights out of them.&#8221;
&#8220;The message he gave that all hell will break loose, that was an incredibly important message and one, sadly, Joe Biden and the Democrats are incapable of giving because they don&#8217;t believe it and they wouldn&#8217;t follow through on it,&#8221; he added.
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The American people have given a clear and unequivocal mandate to Washington, D.C.
Republicans control both chambers of Congress and the White House.
We are going to secure the border, lower inflation, unleash American energy, end the weaponization of government, and confirm… <a href="https://t.co/xp2svhWant">pic.twitter.com/xp2svhWant</a>
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1876830590512558260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
At a press conference from Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, Trump said, “If those hostages aren’t back … if they’re not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East.”
“And it will not be good for Hamas and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,” he continued.
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Trump’s use of the word “anyone” is likely a reference to Iran, which has propped up Hamas and is already facing Trump’s wrath for its increased terrorist activities, including attempts to assassinate Trump.
“All hell will break out,” Trump said. “I don’t have to say anymore, but that’s what it is. And they should have given them back a long time ago, they should have never taken them. There should have never been the attack of October 7th, people forget that.”

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ted-cruz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) compared the Islamic man who committed a terrorist attack in New Orleans&#8217; French Quarter this week to another Islamic terrorist who attacked a U.S. military base in 2009.
Cruz&#8217;s remarks came after 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who pledged allegiance to ISIS before the summer, used a rented truck to mow down dozens of people during the early morning hours on Wednesday before he opened fire on law enforcement and was subsequently killed.
&#8220;Well, the FBI has, in far too many instances, not kept their eye on the ball, and that is one of the reasons that Donald Trump is coming into office with an agenda of fundamentally reforming the Department of Justice and the FBI, getting it back focused on its core mission, ending the weaponization, ending the politicization,&#8221; Cruz said on his &#8220;Verdict&#8221; podcast this week. &#8220;And its core mission includes preventing acts of terrorism.&#8221;
Cruz noted that investigators do not know how Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran who lived in Texas, became radicalized and joined ISIS.
Cruz said that the situation reminded him of Nidal Hasan, an Islamic psychiatrist in the U.S. Army who went on a shooting rampage in 2009 at then-Fort Hood, Texas, murdering more than a dozen and wounding dozens more.
&#8220;Nadal Hassan, you&#8217;ll recall, who murdered 14 innocent souls at Fort Hood,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;He was active duty military, and he became radicalized. And during the Obama administration that they knew that he was communicating with the radical Islamic cleric Anwar al Awlaki and asking about the permissibility of waging jihad on his fellow soldiers.&#8221;
&#8220;And infuriatingly enough, the Obama Pentagon, they had those communications with Anwar al Awlaki, and they did nothing to stop Nadal Hassan from committing that mass murder,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;They sat on that information. And we don&#8217;t know if there&#8217;s any of that. We have no indication that there&#8217;s any of that information now, but I will say we&#8217;re dealing with with another individual who is a soldier who apparently became radicalized and I think there&#8217;s a real need for transparency to figure out what happened.&#8221;
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President Trump is coming into office with an objective to fundamentally reform the FBI and the DOJ.
The terrorist who committed the New Years Day attacks in New Orleans was a member of the Army and eventually he was radicalized by ISIS.
This is eerily striking to the monster… <a href="https://t.co/ZlmhUMuP2d">pic.twitter.com/ZlmhUMuP2d</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1874987859548971367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2025</a></blockquote>

Ted Cruz Compares New Orleans Islamic Terrorist To Another Notorious Terrorist

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke on stage in Phoenix with President-elect Donald Trump at AmericaFest on Sunday where he outlined what Republicans are going to do the moment they take power in January.
Cruz said that the American people have given Trump a mandate to implement his agenda, which he said was solidified by the fact that Trump won all seven swing states in addition to Republicans winning control of both the House and Senate.
&#8220;This election has given President Donald J. Trump a Republican Senate and a Republican House – a clear mandate to deliver on our promises,&#8221; Cruz began.
&#8220;One month from today, President Trump will secure the border,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We are going to bring back jobs. We are going to lower prices. We are going to protect American families. We are going to put criminals in jail. We are going to keep our kids safe. We are going to end foreign wars with victory.&#8221;
Cruz added that one of the most consequential things that happened during the election was that he and Trump dominated in their races in Texas, a state that Democrats have been trying to turn blue for decades.
&#8220;You and I won a majority of Hispanic votes in the great state of Texas. That is unprecedented,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That is generational change, and it demonstrates that we are going to protect our nation, we are going to bring our country back, and we are going to make America great again.&#8221;
Trump said that Cruz faced a tough race as Democrats spent $250 million to try to take him out.
&#8220;Texas was very special, and it will remain very special,&#8221; Trump said.
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Voters gave President Trump a mandate to deliver on his promises.
One month from now, he will secure the border, put criminals in jail, and end foreign wars with victory. <a href="https://t.co/GXZ9PyGyUD">pic.twitter.com/GXZ9PyGyUD</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1870897839632708056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Cruz Highlights At AmFest What Republicans Are Going To Do With Trump In Office

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/john-fetterman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Fetterman</a> (D-PA) said on Tuesday that he will be receptive to President-elect <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donald Trump</a>&#8216;s nominees to serve in top roles during the next administration.
&#8220;I believe that it’s appropriate and the responsibility of a U.S. Senator to have a conversation with President-elect Trump&#8217;s nominees,&#8221; Fetterman said in a post to X. &#8220;That’s why I met with Elise Stefanik and Pete Hegseth, just wrapped with Tulsi Gabbard, and look forward to my meetings with others soon.&#8221;
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I believe that it’s appropriate and the responsibility of a U.S. Senator to have a conversation with President-elect Trump&#39;s nominees. 
That’s why I met with Elise Stefanik and Pete Hegseth, just wrapped with Tulsi Gabbard, and look forward to my meetings with others soon.
My… <a href="https://t.co/Vli5tr8XSr">pic.twitter.com/Vli5tr8XSr</a>
&mdash; U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1869102650102550638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is Trump&#8217;s pick to serve as director of national intelligence. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is the nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and Pete Hegseth is Trump&#8217;s pick for secretary of defense.
&#8220;My votes will come from an open-mind and an informed opinion after having a conversation with them. That’s not controversial, it&#8217;s my job,&#8221; Fetterman added.
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Fetterman also posted a screenshot of a post to X from Hegseth last week showing the senator talking to CNN&#8217;s Manu Raju about not ruling out the nomination to lead the Department of Defense.
&#8220;Thank you [Fetterman] for your fairness, courage &amp; hospitality. I appreciate our time together — and your commitment to the troops, American defense &amp; our ally Israel,&#8221; Hegseth <a href="https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/1867354650766127109" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in at the post, adding: &#8220;And, from a Vikings fan…go Steelers.&#8221;
Stefanik shared a photo on X last week showing herself and Fetterman smiling and flashing thumbs up.
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Always was a hard YES for <a href="https://twitter.com/EliseStefanik?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EliseStefanik</a> but it was a pleasure to have a conversation.
I support defunding UNRWA for its documented Hamas infiltration and fully look forward to her holding the <a href="https://twitter.com/UN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UN</a> accountable for its endemic antisemitism and blatant anti-Israel views. <a href="https://t.co/DvyYIYCd0h">https://t.co/DvyYIYCd0h</a>
&mdash; John Fetterman (@JohnFetterman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman/status/1866940579193688423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Thank you to [Fetterman] for hosting a very productive meeting where we discussed our shared commitment to standing with Israel and combating antisemitism,&#8221; she <a href="https://x.com/EliseStefanik/status/1866903686300971358" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;Senator Fetterman shared his ideas for strong national security leadership and I highlighted my ideas on implementing President [Trump&#8217;s] America First peace through strength national security agenda.&#8221;
In response, Fetterman <a href="https://x.com/JohnFetterman/status/1866940579193688423" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Always was a hard YES for [Stefanik] but it was a pleasure to have a conversation.&#8221; He added, &#8220;I support defunding UNRWA for its documented Hamas infiltration and fully look forward to her holding the [United Nations] accountable for its endemic antisemitism and blatant anti-Israel views.&#8221;
Another nominee that Fetterman has indicated he would consider supporting is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dr-oz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Mehmet Oz</a>, Trump&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dr-oz-picked-for-spot-in-trump-admin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pick</a> to become administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
&#8220;If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I’m voting for the dude,&#8221; <a href="https://x.com/SenFettermanPA/status/1858997358346072159" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Fetterman, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/john-fetterman-defeats-dr-oz-in-pa-senate-race-projection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">beat</a> Oz in a hotly contested 2022 U.S. Senate race.
Fetterman may not be the only Democrat who is open to the possibility of voting for at least some of Trump&#8217;s nominees.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) joked during a joint appearance with Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on CNBC that his Democrat colleague would back all of Trump&#8217;s picks.
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TED CRUZ: &quot;Senator Amy Klobuchar told me she&#39;s voting for all of Trump&#39;s nominees.&quot;
AMY KLOBUCHAR: &quot;Stop! Last time, I voted for half his nominees because I carefully reviewed each one.&quot;
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&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/1869071959499374742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Amy told me she&#8217;s voting for all of Trump&#8217;s nominees,&#8221; Cruz said.
&#8220;Stop!&#8221; Klobuchar said with a smile. &#8220;The last time, I voted for half his nominees on the Cabinet because I carefully reviewed each one and made decisions.&#8221;

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Fetterman Says He’ll Have An Open Mind About Trump’s Nominees

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said on Monday night that officials in the Biden administration who are involved in the selling off of border wall construction materials before President-elect Donald Trump takes office &#8220;should expect&#8221; to be criminally prosecuted by the Department of Justice.
Cruz&#8217;s remarks follow an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-biden-races-to-sell-off-border-wall-parts-before-trump-takes-office">exclusive report from The Daily Wire</a> revealing that the Biden administration is auctioning off materials that have yet to be used to construct the border wall.
&#8220;This is one of the most offensive things I&#8217;ve ever seen,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;Let me give you an analogy: Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;re a sheriff, you&#8217;re an elected sheriff, and you get beat. You get beaten. So there&#8217;s a new sheriff coming into office, and let&#8217;s say you have 10 squad cars that are $50,000 a piece, and on your last week in office, you decide, I&#8217;m going to sell all the squad cars for 100 bucks each, because I hate the sheriff that beat me, and I want to make sure the new sheriff has no squad cars.&#8221;
&#8220;Let me tell you what that is, that is theft of government resources,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Let me be very clear to every official at the Department of Homeland Security or anywhere else who approves selling off incredibly expensive portions of the border wall for $5 a piece: you are engaged in theft of government property, and you should expect the Department of Justice to investigate you and prosecute you.&#8221;
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Senator <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tedcruz</a> on the Biden administration selling off President Trump&#8217;s border wall: &#8220;This is one of the most offensive things I&#8217;ve ever seen.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/aLu0qDnhln">pic.twitter.com/aLu0qDnhln</a>
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/TrumpWarRoom/status/1869052793727906175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2024</a></blockquote>
Videos obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire last week show unused sections of the wall from a section just south of Tucson being hauled away on the back of flatbed trucks. A border patrol agent, who was granted anonymity to speak freely, told The Daily Wire they estimate up to half a mile per day of unused border wall is being moved.
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“They are taking it from three stations: Nogales, Tucson, and Three Points,” the agent said. “The goal is to move all of it off the border before Christmas.”
Trump made clear during his campaign that he intends to finish construction of the border wall, making use of the materials that have remained untouched at the border since President Joe Biden took office in 2021. If the material brought to the border during his first term is sold off, it will significantly delay any progress on one of Trump’s flagship campaign promises.
The government contractor, DP Trucking LLC, is transporting the pieces of the wall north on Interstate 19 to Pinal Airpark in Marana, Arizona. They will be auctioned there through GovPlanet, a surplus government equipment auction marketplace.
“They just started taking all the wall that was not used, which is still totally good and usable, and they started taking it northbound,” the agent said. “They’re pulling it all off the border.”
Harold Lambeth, the owner of the trucking company, confirmed to The Daily Wire in a phone call that his company is transporting the unused border wall sections north away from the construction sites. He said he could not disclose further information about the work.
Video of the GovPlanet auction site where the material is being taken seemingly shows endless piles of unused border wall material. Another video, taken from one of the construction sites on the border, shows DP Trucking LLC trucks passing through with the same style of unused border wall stacked up the back of their flatbeds.
The auction website shows that sales occurred as recently as December 4 for precisely the types of materials being pulled off the border. GovPlanet has online auctions set for December 11 and December 18 for more border wall material, which is listed on the company’s website as “32.91’ X 7.91’ Steel Bollard Wall Sections w/Grout.”
The bidding for each section of wall panels is set to begin at only $5.00, according to the website.
James Lalino contributed to this report.
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Cruz Signals Trump DOJ Might ‘Prosecute’ Biden Officials Selling Border Wall Materials

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Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/ted-cruz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ted Cruz</a> (R-TX) said this week that he believes that once the new Trump administration is in place next month, much will be revealed about the actions of federal law enforcement during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Cruz&#8217;s remarks come after the inspector general for the Department of Justice said in a report released on Thursday that the FBI had at least 26 informants at the event in Washington, D.C., that day.
Cruz said that Trump&#8217;s nominees for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, and FBI director, Kash Patel, will shed new light on what happened that day once they get into their new roles.
&#8220;What the report says is the FBI didn&#8217;t instruct them to encourage others to commit crimes,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;I believe we will know much, much more about this in the next couple of months, once we have Pam Bondi and Kash Patel confirmed, I think they will release significantly more information to the public.&#8221;
&#8220;I think they both understand the public has a right to know what was the FBI’s level of involvement, what was the culpability?&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I think there is significant public interest in the answers to that. And I think the Biden Department of Justice desperately wants to avoid anyone from knowing that. But you know what? The Democrats lost the election, and elections have consequences.&#8221;
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In 2022, I grilled the FBI and DOJ during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing over the FBI&#8217;s involvement in January 6th.
Senior FBI officials stonewalled and denied when I pressed them on it.
Yesterday, a report dropped from the Inspector General confirming that the FBI had… <a href="https://t.co/MgUY7hqd6H">pic.twitter.com/MgUY7hqd6H</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1867711960785334371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
Informants, or confidential human sources (CHSs) as they are called by the U.S. government, are used by law enforcement for various investigations, yet the sheer number of them suspected to have been in the crowd on January 6 has fueled concerns about intelligence failures and doubts about whether they acted appropriately.
The new report said the inspector general’s team determined three informants were tasked by FBI field offices in the days leading up to the January 6 certification of the presidential election results with the “required approval” by the FBI’s Washington Field Office to travel to D.C. for events to report on “domestic terrorism subjects” who were possibly going to be in attendance.
A review by the watchdog found that these three CHSs and another 23 FBI informants who were in D.C. for January 6 events did not receive authorization to enter the Capitol or a restricted area, “or to otherwise break the law” on January 6. The inspector general’s report also stressed that none of the informants were directed by the FBI to “encourage others” to commit illegal acts on January 6.
However, the inspector general’s team determined, four informants entered the Capitol during the riot and another 13 of them entered a restricted area around the building, “which was a security perimeter established in preparation for” the certification process. Despite this finding, none of the CHSs have been prosecuted to date, the watchdog added.
A footnote in the report included a response from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., which said it “generally has not charged those individuals whose only crime on January 6, 2021 was to enter the restricted grounds surrounding the Capitol, which has resulted in the Office declining to charge hundreds of individuals; and we have treated the CHSs consistent with this approach.”
The report said the inspector general’s team determined that “many” of the informants provided “relevant” information related to the January 6 electoral certification and a few also gave details about the riot as it occurred. Information provided included particulars related to the Oath Keepers, some of whom were later found guilty of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to prison.

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Ted Cruz: Pam Bondi, Kash Patel To Reveal What Happened On January 6

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) warned this week that those who are cheering on the downfall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad should realize that those who conquered might be even worse than he was.
Cruz made the remarks on his &#8220;Verdict&#8221; podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson when talking about the stunning collapse of the regime after terrorists launched a campaign that lasted just a little over a week.
&#8220;His falling is a major loss for Russia. It&#8217;s a major loss for Iran. It&#8217;s a major loss for Hezbollah, all were allies,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;All are seriously hurt by his falling, but the rebels who have toppled him may well be even worse. It is radical Islamists who have been fighting against him. Many of them are remnants of Al-Qaeda, remnants of the Islamic State, and the people of Syria and Israel and America may soon find that the new leadership is even worse than the old.&#8221;
Cruz noted that the world is a dangerous place and there are evil dictators who lead countries, but that does not mean toppling those regimes will lead to a better outcome.
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&#8220;We&#8217;ve seen a pattern for the past 20 years of Americans supporting people toppling dictators who are fighting terrorists, only to have the terrorists take over and start fighting Americans instead,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And my perspective on this is, is this good for America or not? I would say at best, it is too soon to tell.”&#8221;
He acknowledged that Assad was &#8220;a cruel and horrible dictator&#8221; and &#8220;a monster&#8221;, but that this moment felt a lot like other dictators who were toppled, like Saddam Hussein.
&#8220;They also celebrated the Cuban revolution in 1959, and we have seen many, many times that revolutions of one oppressive dictator can far too often, be replaced by an even worse regime,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And so, I think this is an exceptionally dangerous time right now and it is going to be important to do everything we can to prevent chemical weapons from falling into the hands of Al-Qaeda terrorists who would use them against Americans.&#8221;
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President Trump put out a strong response to the chaos in Syria.
This is a dangerous time right now, and I am grateful that President Trump will bring clear-eyed leadership and stabilize the chaos that Joe Biden&#8217;s weakness allowed to unfold.<a href="https://t.co/ZU7UaWJeQX">https://t.co/ZU7UaWJeQX</a> <a href="https://t.co/yTE2FulnUY">pic.twitter.com/yTE2FulnUY</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1866241420463346007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 9, 2024</a></blockquote>

Ted Cruz: The ‘Rebels’ Who Overtook Syria Are From ISIS, Al-Qaeda

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said this week that President Joe Biden was &#8220;the real crook&#8221; after he announced on Sunday evening that he was pardoning his son, convicted felon Hunter Biden.
Cruz, who predicted nearly a year ago that Biden would pardon his son, made the remarks during the most recent episode of his &#8220;Verdict&#8221; podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson while talking about the news shortly after it broke.
&#8220;Never mind about the corruption, never mind about the gun offenses, never mind about the drug offenses, never mind about the tax offenses,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;No man is above the law unless your name is Joe Biden and the entire Biden family.&#8221;
Cruz mocked the idea that Hunter Biden was &#8220;some lonely crackhead who just sort of went astray.&#8221;
&#8220;That&#8217;s what Joe Biden and the entire White House has tried to paint him as,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Hunter Biden&#8217;s business was selling access to daddy. The real crook here is Joe Biden.&#8221;
&#8220;The Biden family, they made tens of millions of dollars selling favors from Joe Biden,&#8221; Cruz noted. &#8220;Listen, nobody pays Hunter Biden. Nobody pays a crack head money when he has no marketable services. He was not selling anything other than daddy.&#8221;
&#8220;When Joe Biden entered this pardon, it is about protecting his own rear end,&#8221; Cruz continued.
He said that the noise that he helped create about the &#8220;corrupt&#8221; sweetheart plea deal that Hunter Biden got from federal prosecutors helped to collapse the deal after it was exposed to the public.
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&#8220;It was indefensible that the plea deal was zero jail time, a slap on the wrist, which Joe Biden said, ‘Well, gosh, that would be fair. Don&#8217;t punish my son’,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;And understand, this is not about Hunter. This is about Joe.”
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In JANUARY, I predicted that Joe Biden would pardon Hunter Biden.
Sadly, I was correct. In Joe Biden&#8217;s America, no one is above the law unless your last name happens to be Biden.<a href="https://twitter.com/benfergusonshow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@benfergusonshow</a> and I react to Hunter&#8217;s pardon on Verdict.<a href="https://t.co/Gr485NJ5cV">https://t.co/Gr485NJ5cV</a> <a href="https://t.co/Wik36ikSnS">pic.twitter.com/Wik36ikSnS</a>
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1863704700434124868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 2, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Cruz On Biden Pardoning His Son: ‘It Is About Protecting His Own Rear End’

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said during an interview over the weekend that President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee to serve as the next director of the FBI was a &#8220;strong nominee.&#8221;
Cruz made the remarks during a Sunday CBS News interview on &#8220;Face The Nation&#8221; with guest host Major Garrett when asked about Patel replacing FBI Director Christopher Wray, who Trump appointed to a 10-year term during his first term in office.
&#8220;I think Kash Patel is a very strong nominee,&#8221; Cruz said. &#8220;I think the entire slate of Cabinet nominees President Trump has put forward is very strong.&#8221;
&#8220;I believe every one of these Cabinet nominees is going to be confirmed by the Senate,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I think Kash Patel is going to be confirmed by the Senate.&#8221;
Cruz then highlighted Patel&#8217;s background working in government, including his roles during the first Trump administration.
&#8220;You look at his background, he has a serious professional background,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He was a prosecutor. He was a public defender. He was a senior intelligence staffer on Capitol Hill. He was a senior intelligence staffer in the White House. He was the chief of staff of the Department of Defense. He was the deputy director of national intelligence.&#8221;
Cruz said that all of the &#8220;weeping and gnashing of teeth&#8221; and &#8220;people pulling their hair out&#8221; over his nomination proved that Patel was an excellent choice.
&#8220;The FBI and the Department of Justice are two institutions incredibly important to the rule of law in the United States,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I revere both. And one of the most tragic consequences of four years of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is, both the DOJ and the FBI have been politicized and weaponized, and I think Kash Patel is a very strong nominee to take on the partisan corruption in the FBI.&#8221;
WATCH:
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Kash Patel, President-elect Trump&#8217;s pick to serve as FBI director, is &#8220;a very strong nominee&#8221; and will be confirmed by the Senate, says <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenTedCruz</a> (R-TX).
Cruz says &#8220;it&#8217;s no secret to anybody&#8221; that current FBI chief Christopher Wray will resign or be fired. <a href="https://t.co/XSH9RO9NvW">pic.twitter.com/XSH9RO9NvW</a>
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1863258774271594507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2024</a></blockquote>

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Ted Cruz: Kash Patel ‘A Very Strong Nominee’ For FBI Director

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