Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) explained to ABC News host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday why he believes that President Donald Trump has the constitutional right to appoint a judge to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, despite the Republican-controlled Senate blocking Judge Merrick Garland in 2016.
&#8220;You and your colleagues were pretty clear back in 2016 that in an election year, [it&#8217;s] a matter for the people to decide,&#8221; Stephanopoulos began. &#8220;Is it fair for people to conclude right now that you&#8217;ve changed your tune because the president is a Republican, not a Democrat?&#8221;
After expressing appreciation and admiration for Ginsburg&#8217;s legacy, Cruz said, &#8220;Now, when the vacancy occurs, that naturally leads to the question of what will happen next. The answer, in terms of what’s going to happen next is, we know now, the president is going to make a nomination.&#8221; He said he believes &#8220;the right thing to do&#8221; is for the Senate to confirm whomever Trump nominates before Election Day.
&#8220;Now, on the question of precedent,&#8221; Cruz continued, &#8220;Look, we had this fight at the end of the Barack Obama term and, at the time, all the Democrats were saying, &#8216;Confirm the nominee, confirm the nominee,&#8217; and all the Republicans were saying, ‘We’re not gonna confirm the nominee.’”
Cruz then said that if Stephanopoulos wants to play clips of him opposing a nomination during a presidential election year, he should also play clips of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) supporting it.
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This election matters, and I think the most important issue in 2020 is electing a President and a Senate who will nominate and confirm strong Constitutionalists to the court. <a href="https://t.co/fYilfuldDT">pic.twitter.com/fYilfuldDT</a>
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Regarding whether &#8220;this is really about who has the votes and who has the power at any given time,&#8221; according to Stephanopoulos, Cruz said, &#8220;So no, actually it isn&#8217;t. If you look at history, if you actually look at what the precedent is, this has happened 29 times. 29 times, there has been a vacancy in a presidential election year. Now, presidents have made nominations all 29 times—that’s what presidents do. If there&#8217;s a vacancy, they make a nomination.&#8221;
Cruz went on to explain that the &#8220;big difference&#8221; is whether the Senate is in the same party as the nominating president. Of the 19 times a president nominated a justice when his party controlled the Senate, 17 of them were confirmed. Of the 10 times when the president and Senate were of different parties, the Senate has confirmed the nominee only twice, which Cruz described as an exercise in the federal government&#8217;s &#8220;checks and balances.&#8221;
Cruz also pointed out that when Stephanopoulos&#8217; former boss, President Bill Clinton, nominated Justice Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court in 1994, he chose someone who had been nominated to the First Circuit Court of Appeals by President Jimmy Carter after Carter had already lost the 1980 election. Even though the Democratic Senate had been tossed out by the electorate, too, Cruz said they &#8220;took it up in December and confirmed it in the lame-duck.&#8221;
&#8220;There&#8217;s a long history here, and everyone knows that if the president were Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer were the majority leader, the odds are 100%, 100%. There&#8217;s no universe in which Nancy Pelosi would not have been the previous speaker, saying, &#8216;We are going to confirm this seat.'&#8221;
&#8220;And at the end of the day, how do you resolve those differences? Well, the American people do, and the American people did by electing a president and a Senate committed to justices who will defend free speech, and religious liberty, and the Second Amendment, and our fundamental rights, because all of those rights are one vote away,&#8221; Cruz added.
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) advocated Friday in favor of filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election, saying that filling seats on the court to protect rights was a primary reason many voters support the president.
“I believe that the president should, next week, nominate a successor to the court, and I think it is critical that the Senate takes up and confirms that successor before Election Day. There’s gonna be enormous pressure from the media, there’s gonna be enormous pressure from Democrats to delay filling this vacancy, but this election—this nomination—is why Donald Trump was elected. This confirmation is why the voters voted for a Republican majority in the Senate,” Cruz told Sean Hannity on <a href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/6192522531001#sp=show-clips">Fox News</a>.
The Texas senator, who was recently put on President Donald Trump’s list of potential Supreme Court nominees (though he has since said he isn’t interested), also argued that the nation’s highest court needs to be at full capacity to settle any election disputes that arise, saying that the nature of the comments from Democratic leaders has made it so.
“&#8230;Democrats and Joe Biden have made clear they intend to challenge this election, they intend to fight the legitimacy of the election. As you know, Hillary Clinton has told Joe Biden: Under no circumstance should you concede, you should challenge this election. And we cannot have Election Day come and go with a 4-4 Court. A 4-4 Court that is equally divided cannot decide anything,” said Cruz, adding: “And I think we risk a constitutional crisis if we do not have a 9-Justice Supreme Court, particularly when there is such a risk of a contested litigation, and a contested election.”
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hillary-clinton-joe-biden-should-not-concede-under-any-circumstances">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported, 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton told Jennifer Palmieri, her former campaign communications director, during an interview that Biden shouldn’t concede “under any circumstances” because she believes the election will drag on. She also mentioned that Democrats will need a “massive legal operation.”
During the interview, Clinton indicated that she doesn’t believe Trump is capable of winning the election without “suppressing or stopping voting, or outright intimidating people into feeling that they have to go with the strong guy to stand up against all these threats that Trump is going to gin up to scare people,” according to <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/hillary-clinton-says-biden-should-not-concede-2020-election-under-n1238156">NBC News</a>.
Earlier this week, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/politics/biden-legal-challenges-trump.html">The New York Times</a> reported that the Biden campaign was establishing a major legal operation with hundreds of lawyers, a move that senior Biden officials told the Times was necessary to protect the integrity of the election.
<blockquote>Inside the campaign, they are creating a “special litigation” unit, which will be led by Donald B. Verrilli Jr. and Walter Dellinger, two former solicitors general, who are joining the campaign. Hundreds of lawyers will be involved, including a team at the Democratic law firm Perkins Coie, led by Marc Elias, which will focus on the state-by-state fight over vote casting and counting rules. And Eric H. Holder Jr., the former attorney general in the Obama administration, will serve as something of a liaison between the campaign and the many independent groups involved in the legal fight over the election, which is already raging in the courts.</blockquote>
“We can and will hold a free and fair election this fall and be able to trust the results,” Dana Remus, former general counsel to the Biden campaign and the person overseeing the operation, told the Times.
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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) joined other Republicans in Congress on Friday to urge the Department of Justice to investigate Netflix after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-many-mainstream-film-critics-have-come-out-in-defense-of-cuties-heres-why-their-arguments-are-wrong" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">backlash against &#8220;Cuties,&#8221;</a> a new movie that depicts young girls in sexually provocative ways.
Cruz tweeted a public letter he sent to Attorney General Bill Barr, writing on Saturday, &#8220;Following [Netflix]’s disturbing promotion of ‘Cuties,’ I sent a letter calling on [DOJ] to investigate whether Netflix, its executives, or the filmmakers violated any federal laws against the production and distribution of child pornography.&#8221;
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Following <a href="https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netflix</a>’s disturbing promotion of “Cuties,” I sent a letter calling on <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheJusticeDept</a> to investigate whether Netflix, its executives, or the filmmakers violated any federal laws against the production and distribution of child pornography. <a href="https://t.co/P7wLXixU6X">pic.twitter.com/P7wLXixU6X</a>
&mdash; Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1304754228477472768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cruz joined other lawmakers in his condemnation of Netflix, such as Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), who published an open letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on Friday and tweeted, &#8220;[Netflix] should explain to the public why it is distributing a film, &#8216;Cuties,&#8217; that appears to sexually exploit children and endanger child welfare.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Netflix</a> should explain to the public why it is distributing a film, “Cuties,” that appears to sexually exploit children and endanger child welfare <a href="https://t.co/OZH4HCLy0Y">pic.twitter.com/OZH4HCLy0Y</a>
&mdash; Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href="https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1304503913606000640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“There’s no excuse for the sexualization of children, and Netflix’s decision to promote the film ‘Cuties’ is disgusting at best and a serious crime at worst,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) told <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/11/gop-lawmakers-justice-department-netflix-cuties/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Daily Caller</a>. “I urge the Department of Justice to take action against Netflix for their role in pushing explicit depictions of children into American homes.”
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Like any parent, I find ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netflix</a>⁩ decision to peddle child pornography disgusting. And it’s criminal. ⁦<a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheJusticeDept</a>⁩ should take swift action. <a href="https://t.co/ReEVk7F8t9">https://t.co/ReEVk7F8t9</a>
&mdash; Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton/status/1304763865637548034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/indiana-congressman-introduces-bill-to-cut-off-federal-unemployment-funds-to-convicted-rioters" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rep. Jim Banks</a> (R-IN) also rebuked Netflix as a father, describing the show as &#8220;sickening&#8221; and calling on the DOJ to charge the company for distribution of child pornography. In a statement to The Daily Caller, Banks said:
<blockquote>As a father of young daughters, I find it sickening. Not only is this movie fodder for pedophiles, it encourages very young girls to defy their parents’ wishes and share pornographic images of themselves with strangers. Our culture has come a long way in recent years, recognizing the power of television, movies and magazines to affect young girls. The lessons taught in this film are not ones I want my daughters learning. The DOJ should be readying charges against Netflix for distribution of child pornography.</blockquote>
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As a father of three young daughters, I find “Cuties” sickening. Glad to join <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTomCotton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SenTomCotton</a> in calling on the DOJ to bring charges against Netflix for distribution of child pornography. <a href="https://t.co/xmHO3b1yLN">https://t.co/xmHO3b1yLN</a>
&mdash; Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJimBanks/status/1304556525789351937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Republicans weren&#8217;t the only ones to blast Netflix. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/you-are-now-complicit-tulsi-gabbard-blasts-netflix-for-promoting-child-porn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rep. Tulsi Gabbard</a> (D-HI) also condemned them with a personal anecdote, writing, &#8220;[Netflix] child porn &#8216;Cuties&#8217; will certainly whet the appetite of pedophiles &amp; help fuel the child sex trafficking trade. 1 in 4 victims of trafficking are children. It happened to my friend&#8217;s 13 year old daughter. Netflix, you are now complicit. #CancelNetflix.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/netflix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@netflix</a> child porn &quot;Cuties&quot; will certainly whet the appetite of pedophiles &amp; help fuel the child sex trafficking trade. 1 in 4 victims of trafficking are children. It happened to my friend&#39;s 13 year old daughter. Netflix, you are now complicit. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CancelNetflix?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CancelNetflix</a> <a href="https://t.co/GI8KFH7LFq">pic.twitter.com/GI8KFH7LFq</a>
&mdash; Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 (@TulsiGabbard) <a href="https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1304587833584226305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Netflix defended “Cuties&#8221; in a statement to <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2020/09/10/netflix-defends-cuties-outrage-girls-twerk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Daily Caller News Foundation</a>, describing it as &#8220;a social commentary against the sexualization of young children. It’s an award winning film and a powerful story about the pressure young girls face on social media and from society more generally growing up – and we’d encourage anyone who cares about these important issues to watch the movie.&#8221;
Netflix has gotten in hot water before for releasing content many find offensive, such as a show that presented <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflixs-the-baby-sitters-club-reboot-features-a-transgender-9-year-old" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">transgender children</a> in a positive light, and another that depicted <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/netflix-christmas-special-that-features-gay-jesus-weed-smoking-mary-sparks-backlash" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jesus as gay</a> and the Virgin Mary as a pothead. The hashtag <a href="https://twitter.com/Timcast/status/1304062809198809094" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#CancelNetflix</a> was trending at the top of Twitter on Thursday.
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When Bailey comes down with a fever, Mary Anne rushes her to the hospital, where two doctors misgender her. Mary Anne firmly corrects them. 
Misgendering is traumatic. This is one of the baseline ways cisgender people can show up for the trans people in their life <a href="https://t.co/EyrenC5QDK">pic.twitter.com/EyrenC5QDK</a>
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President Donald Trump released an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-releases-list-of-20-potential-supreme-court-picks-if-re-elected-its-loaded-with-big-names">update to his list</a> of Supreme Court nominees on Wednesday afternoon to reflect the larger pool of candidates he would consider in order to fill a potential vacancy should he be re-elected for a second term.
The new list, which is an expansion to the existing list, features a mixture of judges, ambassadors, and other attorneys, including three U.S Senators — Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) — all of whom the president vowed “would be jurists in the mold of Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito.”
“Every one of these individuals will ensure equal justice, equal treatment, and equal rights for citizens of every race, color, religion, and creed,” said Trump. “Together, we will defend our righteous heritage and preserve our magnificent American way of life.”
In statements released after Trump’s remarks, the three sitting Republican senators expressed varying levels of enthusiasm about the position, with Hawley <a href="https://twitter.com/HawleyMO/status/1303787915668074497">remarking</a> that he wanted to continue serving in the Senate.
“I appreciate the President’s confidence in listing me as a potential Supreme Court nominee. But as I told the President, Missourians elected me to fight for them in the Senate, and I have no interest in the high court. I look forward to confirming constitutional conservatives,” said Hawley in a statement.
Cruz praised the role of the Supreme Court in his <a href="https://twitter.com/SenTedCruz/status/1303787872026341377?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">statement</a> but didn’t indicate a significant level of interest in the position itself, although he didn’t outright reject it.
“I am grateful for the president’s confidence in me and for his leadership in nominating principled constitutionalists to the federal bench over the last four years. As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I’ve been proud to help confirm to the bench over 200 of President Trump’s judicial nominees, including two to the Supreme Court. It’s humbling and an immense honor to be considered for the Supreme Court. The High Court plays a unique role in defending our Constitution, and there is no greater responsibility in public service than to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. In the Senate, I have been blessed to lead the fight to preserve our constitutional liberties—every day, to defend the rights of 29 million Texans—and I look forward to continuing to do so for many years to come,” said Cruz in a statement.
Of the three senators, Cotton <a href="https://www.cotton.senate.gov/?p=press_release&amp;id=1418">indicated</a> the most interest in the position: “I’m honored that President Trump asked me to consider serving on the Supreme Court and I’m grateful for his confidence. I will always heed the call of service to our nation. The Supreme Court could use some more justices who understand the difference between applying the law and making the law, which the Court does when it invents a right to an abortion, infringes on religious freedom, and erodes the Second Amendment.”
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On Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden took a swipe at President Trump because many children are not in school, stating that it was Trump’s fault schools were closed. He tweeted, “Right now, classrooms should be humming with excitement for a new year and students’ hopes for their futures. Instead, many are silent and empty because President Trump didn’t do his job. America’s families are paying the price for his failures.”
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Right now, classrooms should be humming with excitement for a new year and students’ hopes for their futures.
Instead, many are silent and empty because President Trump didn’t do his job.
America’s families are paying the price for his failures.
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Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who has two young daughters of his own, fired back at Biden, “Pssst&#8230;.Joe&#8230;&#8230;you’re the one saying shut them all down!&#8221;
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Pssst&#8230;.Joe&#8230;&#8230;you’re the one saying shut them all down! <a href="https://t.co/BAvC11bB3B">https://t.co/BAvC11bB3B</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1301617606802145281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 3, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The New York Times trumpeted in mid July:
<blockquote>Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday released his plan for reopening classrooms amid the coronavirus crisis, emphasizing both deference to local decision-making and federal assistance to schools, and setting up yet another sharp contrast with President Trump, who <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/politics/trump-schools-reopening.html">has insisted</a> that schools should rapidly resume in-person classes.</blockquote>
Biden released a video in which he stated, “Forcing educators and students back into a classroom in areas where the infection rate is going up or remaining very high is just plain dangerous.” He added, “Everyone wants our schools to reopen. The question is how to make it safe, how to make it stick.”
Biden’s campaign insisted that he “believes that the decision about when to reopen safely should be made by state, tribal and local officials, based on science and in consultation with communities and tribal governments. It should be made with the safety of students and educators in mind.”
Biden added in July, “The Trump administration’s chaotic and politicized response has left school districts to improvise a thousand hard decisions on their own … Schools need clear, consistent, effective national guidelines, not mixed messages and political ultimatums.”
The <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/892334856/biden-releases-proposal-for-reopening-schools">Biden campaign</a> stated in mid-July, &#8220;The challenge facing our schools is unprecedented. President Trump has made it much worse. We had a window to get this right. And, Trump blew it.”
Biden posing as an expert on schools is interesting; this is, after all, the same candidate who, in December 2019, asserted he would end standardized testing in schools.
At an MSNBC forum, a young woman who asserted that “standardized testing is rooted in a history of racism and eugenics” said to Biden:
<blockquote>Teaching has changed drastically over the last ten to twenty years. Instead of being allowed to use their expertise to develop engaging curriculum that’s culturally responsive, teachers are often forced to use a scripted curriculum that rushes children through without giving them enough time to really understand the material. Many teachers feel more like a test-prep tutor than a test of children, and they’re concerned that both teachers and student are heavily evaluated by standardized testing. Beginning in kindergarten, children are losing time for play and discovery, and instead forced into developmentally inappropriate academic instruction in an effort to get them prepared for tests.
Although formal testing does not begin until third grade, younger student are often bombarded with practice tests that narrow the curriculum and often leave them hating school. Given that standardized testing is rooted in a history of racism and eugenics, if you are elected president, will you commit to ending the use of standardized testing in public schools?</blockquote>
“Yes,” Biden answered. “As one of my friends and black pastors I spend a lot of time [with] &#8230; would say, you’re preaching to the choir, kid. Because look, that’s why teachers, teachers should be able to determine the curricula in their schools. I’m not trying to be nice, there’s some lousy teachers out there, okay? &#8230; I’m not saying every teacher’s a great teacher. What I am saying is, you know what it takes to communicate to a child what in fact they need to know.”
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Biden: Trump’s To Blame For Empty Schools. Cruz: ‘Pssst … Joe … You’re The One Saying Shut Them All Down’

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On Thursday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden took a swipe at President Trump because many children are not in school, stating that it was

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On Monday, Massachusetts Democrat Senator Ed Markey, in an attempt to exhibit largesse in the most hyperbolic manner possible, garner mass approval and launch the American economy into oblivion, tweeted, “Give every person in our country $2000/month for the duration of the pandemic, $2000/month for 3 months after that, and $2000/month retroactive to March.”
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Give every person in our country $2000/month for the duration of the pandemic, $2000/month for 3 months after that, and $2000/month retroactive to March.
&mdash; Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) <a href="https://twitter.com/EdMarkey/status/1292833515034292224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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That economically illiterate suggestion was countered by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who took Markey’s hyperbolic suggestion and took it to the extreme to point out how crazy the idea was. Cruz tweeted, “Why be so cheap? Give everyone $1 million a day, every day, forever. And three soy lattes a day. And a foot massage. We have a magic money tree — we should use it!”
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Why be so cheap? Give everyone $1 million a day, every day, forever. And three soy lattes a day. And a foot massage.
We have a magic money tree — we should use it! <a href="https://t.co/0ODgPBhc4O">https://t.co/0ODgPBhc4O</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1292852461338652673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 10, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Markey, it should be noted, was the Senate author of the Green New Deal. &#8220;Liberal economist Noah Smith estimated that the cost of the Green New Deal without all the promises listed in the FAQ would be $6.6 trillion annually. That is three times as much as the federal government collects in tax revenue and about 34% of U.S. GDP,&#8221; the Congressional Western Caucus <a href="https://westerncaucus.house.gov/uploadedfiles/costs_of_the_green_new_deal.pdf">reported.</a>
The <a href="https://www.adamsmith.org/research/the-magic-money-tree-the-case-against-modern-monetary-theory">Adam Smith Institute</a> noted in May 2019:
<blockquote>Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) contends that government can spend without restraint and large deficits and debt don’t matter when the economy is not at full capacity. It asserts that the state, as the issuer of the nation’s currency, cannot go bankrupt because it can just keep creating and printing money; taxation exists not to obtain revenue but to oblige people to use a nation’s currency and control inflation; and that all public expenditure can be financed by debt or creating money &#8230;
MMT advocacy, particularly in the political sphere, is often driven by Utopian thinking by those who want massive unaffordable public spending programmes … MMT asserts, with limited evidence, that there is substantial unused economic capacity that government spending can activate. However, in practice, when government excessively expands the monetary supply (prints money) the impact is inflationary, if not hyperinflationary &#8211; as was the case in the Weimar Republic, Zimbabwe, and today in Venezuela.</blockquote>
As legendary economist Henry Hazlitt noted in his classic “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand/dp/0517548232/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2XON6AH1C6HQ5&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=economics+in+one+lesson+by+henry+hazlitt&amp;qid=1596737820&amp;sprefix=Economics+in+One+lesson%2Caps%2C211&amp;sr=8-2">Economics in One Lesson</a>”:
<blockquote>Everywhere government spending is presented as a panacea for all our economic ills. An enormous literature is based on this fallacy, and, as so often happens with doctrines of this sort, it has become part of an intricate network of fallacies that mutually support each other … Everything we get must in some way be paid for and all government expenditures must eventually be paid out of the proceeds of taxation… Practically all government attempts to redistribute wealth and income tend to smother productive incentives and lead toward general impoverishment.</blockquote>
Famed economist Walter E. Williams <a href="http://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2013/10/30/is-there-a-way-out-n1732550?utm_source=thdaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=nl">explained</a>, “The fact that Congress has no resources of its very own forces us to recognize that the only way Congress can give one American one dollar is to first — through intimidation, threats and coercion — confiscate that dollar from some other American through the tax code.”
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Dem Senator Suggests Massive Relief Plan. Cruz Fires: ‘We Have A Magic Money Tree — We Should Use It’

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An op-ed published last month in Teen Vogue that argued in favor of abolishing private property made the rounds again on social media on Friday after Republican lawmakers tweeted against it.
In a July 15 article, titled &#8220;An Eviction Crisis Is Coming — We Need to Treat Housing as a Right,&#8221; columnist Kandist Mallett claimed the coronavirus pandemic has laid bare &#8220;the failure of capitalism and the incompetence of the United States government,&#8221; which she said missed the opportunity to deal with the country&#8217;s &#8220;institutional failings.&#8221;
&#8220;Congress did not rise to the occasion, providing or even seriously considering necessary, transformational policies like universal basic income (UBI), universal health care, rent suspension, or debt forgiveness,&#8221; Mallet wrote. &#8220;Instead, they gave us crumbs through a one-time payment of $1,200 and $600 extra in unemployment (for those who qualified), while many of the well-connected — including several lawmakers themselves — cashed in via the Paycheck Payment Protection (PPP) loans program intended for small businesses.&#8221;
Mallet also claimed the pandemic has exposed party politics as &#8220;a sham,&#8221; and that &#8220;real political affinity lies within class and race.&#8221; Her solution, in addition to abolishing the police, is the abolition of property. &#8220;What is more evident of the legacy of settler colonialism and its violence than the idea of the ownership of land?&#8221; she asked. &#8220;What helped shape the unequal distribution of wealth and enduring segregation of our cities quite like centuries of racist property laws?&#8221;
The pending evictions looming for millions of Americans, especially minorities, have given rise to the importance of rethinking private housing &#8220;and the role it plays in maintaining economic violence in those communities,&#8221; Mallet continued.
Mallett went on to slam the disparity of wealth in the U.S., the lack of diversity among the Founding Fathers, and the genocide of Native Americans, which she linked to present-day property-owning laws. &#8220;The lack of protections for non-landowners should be to no surprise from a country founded on the genocide and colonization of indigenous peoples,&#8221; she wrote.
By way of solution, Mallett offered not only cancellation of rent during the pandemic, but also &#8220;[working] toward a world where landlords no longer hold this sort of power over people’s lives. We need a housing movement based on a rejection of the construct that any one person should own this earth’s land.&#8221;
Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) re-upped the article on Thursday, quote-tweeting it and accusing the magazine for teen girls of promoting Marxism. &#8220;Teen Vogue publishes oped that says we should abolish private property rights&#8230;along with those pesky police. Just wondering if anyone sees any issues with our next generation reading Marxist propaganda in popular teen magazines&#8230;?&#8221; he wrote.
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Teen Vogue publishes oped that says we should abolish private property rights&#8230;along with those pesky police. 
Just wondering if anyone sees any issues with our next generation reading Marxist propaganda in popular teen magazines&#8230;? <a href="https://t.co/yWyPLq937x">https://t.co/yWyPLq937x</a>
&mdash; Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanCrenshawTX/status/1291553502594863104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Crenshaw&#8217;s fellow Texas lawmaker, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) followed suit Friday, pointing out simply that Teen Vogue itself was somebody&#8217;s property. &#8220;Who owns Teen Vogue?&#8221; he asked.
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Who owns Teen Vogue? <a href="https://t.co/TixSxgmriC">https://t.co/TixSxgmriC</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1291752245550350337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Mallet&#8217;s article is not the first time Teen Vogue has dabbled in Marxism. On June 18, Cruz blasted the publication as &#8220;ignorant &amp; demented&#8221; for a <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/who-is-karl-marx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">piece</a> instructing teens how to &#8220;learn the legacy of Marx’s ideas and how they’re relevant to the current political climate.&#8221;
Cruz tweeted, &#8220;Teen Vogue, glorifying the founder of communism. Because Stalin, Mao, Castro &amp; their ilk murdered over 100 million people, imprisoned and tortured millions more &amp; produced crushing poverty that lead to starvation, misery &amp; death. Welcome to Marx, indeed.&#8221;
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Ignorant &amp; demented: Teen Vogue, glorifying the founder of communism. Because Stalin, Mao, Castro &amp; their ilk murdered over 100 million people, imprisoned and tortured millions more &amp; produced crushing poverty that lead to starvation, misery &amp; death. Welcome to Marx, indeed. <a href="https://t.co/qdD2trwdKU">https://t.co/qdD2trwdKU</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1273469226112692227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Teen Vogue Writer Argues For Abolition Of Property

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An op-ed published last month in Teen Vogue that argued in favor of abolishing private property made the rounds again on social media on Friday after

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Justice Department officials told a hearing, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), that investigators have opened around 300 &#8220;domestic terror&#8221; cases as a result of the riots that arose following national anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests in June and July.
Cruz is hosting a Congressional inquiry into the role of Antifa or other anarchist groups in organizing, directing, and even arming riots that took place in a number of major cities, including in places like Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, where the unrest continues.
On Tuesday, Erin Nealy Cox, the U.S. Attorney leading Attorney General William Barr&#8217;s inquiry into the matter, testified that &#8220;the feds have opened hundreds of federal criminal investigations surrounding the violence and rioting since May 28,&#8221; according to Fox News.
&#8220;They have since May 28 [opened] over 300 domestic terrorist investigations,&#8221; Cox said. &#8220;That does not include any potential civil rights investigations or violent crime associated with the riots.&#8221;
Cruz&#8217;s inquiry focuses on rioters who may have &#8220;hijacked&#8221; the peaceful protests that followed the death of George Floyd, a black man who perished while in Minneapolis police custody, according to the outlet. The hearings have already proven contentious. On Tuesday, Sen. Maisie Hirono (D-HI) made a dramatic exit from the meeting after Cruz confronted her for refusing to acknowledge Antifa&#8217;s role in the unrest or even say the organization&#8217;s name.
The Justice Department announced back in early June that they would be looking into whether individuals, arrested during riots in places like Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Chicago, Illinois, had ties to more radical groups. By June 10th, at least 50 people had been arrested in connection with instigating violent unrest, but none were ultimately charged with domestic terrorism or accused of having connections to a domestic terror group, <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/06/10/51-protesters-facing-federal-charges-yet-no-sign-of-antifa-involvement/#670d603d4138">according to Forbes</a>.
Attorney General Barr later noted that the FBI and DOJ investigations into Antifa are ongoing and that charges would only come after months of investigation, potentially with the cooperation of those arrested during the riots.
&#8220;We have evidence that Antifa and other similar extremist groups, as well as actors of a variety of different political persuasions, have been involved in instigating and participating in the violent activity,&#8221; Barr said in a press conference in early June.
“We have some investigations underway, very focused investigations on certain individuals that relate to Antifa,&#8221; Barr said in a separate interview. &#8220;But in the initial phase of identifying people and arresting them, they were arrested for crimes that don&#8217;t require us to identify a particular group or don&#8217;t necessitate that.&#8221;
Cruz&#8217;s focus was on Portland, which has seen more than 60 straight days of nightly unrest, although the situation has calmed somewhat since the Department of Homeland Security began to pull agents assigned to protect that city&#8217;s federal courthouse. Despite claims from Democratic legislators that Portland&#8217;s protests were mostly peaceful &#8212; a claim not borne out by on-the-ground footage &#8212; Cruz and Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli both noted that federal agents, and the courthouse itself, sustained considerable damage.
&#8220;Cuccinelli told lawmakers that an estimated 140 federal law enforcement officers guarding a Portland federal courthouse sustained 277 injuries due to the violent and sustained nightly attacks at the building,&#8221; according to Fox News.
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US Attorney: Feds Have Opened 300 ‘Domestic Terror’ Investigations Following Riots

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On Monday, Senator Ted Cruz, chairing a hearing titled, “Hearing on Protecting Free Speech and Preventing Violent Protests,” triggered Hawaii Democrat Senator Mazie Hirono as he slammed the seven Democratic senators who refused to condemn Antifa at the hearing.
At the end of the hearing, Hirono declared that Cruz was “not listening” and snapped, “I hope &#8230; we don&#8217;t have to listen to any more of your rhetorical speeches” before walking out. The move prompted Cruz to swipe back, “Well, I appreciate as always, [the] kind and uplifting words of Senator Hirono, and I would note that throughout her remarks, she still did not say a negative word about Antifa, nor has any Democrat here.”
Before that exchange (video below), Cruz noted, “It&#8217;s fairly striking that elected Democrats want to ignore the violence of Antifa; they want to ignore the violence on the Left and they just scream &#8216;White supremacist, white supremacist,&#8217; rather than condemn violence from wherever it is coming. The 277 injuries of federal law enforcement officers in Portland are coming from the Left. And not a single Democrat on this committee acknowledges that.”
In her next turn to speak, Hirono said, “Senator, I have to say, sometimes I don&#8217;t think you listen. How many times have I had to say that we all should be denouncing violent extremists of every stripe.”
Cruz interjected, “Does that include Antifa?”
Hirono continued: &#8220;By the way, the Republicans are constantly using – I have to say, you brought it up yourself, the deaths of these black police officers, Patrick Underwood and David Dorn, for making political points. And the fact that it was right-wing extremists who killed Officer Underwood, that seems to be lost in this argument. And now there are all these attacks about Black Lives Matter and what they&#8217;re saying. I mean, how many of us even think that defunding police departments should be taken literally? I mean, I certainly don&#8217;t.&#8221;
She added, “So, we have this pesky thing called freedom of speech. And I&#8217;d say that the people who support Black Lives Matter, and if they&#8217;re calling for various boycotts and all that, that&#8217;s called freedom of speech and that&#8217;s what this hearing&#8217;s title is. Protecting speech.”
Hirono avoided naming Antifa yet again: “So, all I can say is, look, we should all join hands in denouncing and whatever words you want to use about violent extremism of all stripes, and I think we can all agree on that. So to constantly accuse Democrats of not caring about that is really, I can only say that you aren’t listening.”
“So I hope this is the end of this hearing, Mr. Chairman, and that we don&#8217;t have to listen to any more of your rhetorical speeches,&#8221; said Hirono. &#8220;Thank you very much. I&#8217;m leaving.”
As Hirono got up to leave, Cruz said, “Well, I appreciate, as always, [the] kind and uplifting words of Senator Hirono, and I would also note that throughout her remarks, she still did not say a negative word about Antifa, nor has any Democrat here. They instead engage in a political game where they depend—&#8221; Cruz looked at Hirono as she stood up to leave and said, &#8220;You&#8217;re welcome to say something negative about Antifa right now.&#8221;
&#8220;I think that I’ve covered the subject quite well. You were not listening,&#8221; she replied before leaving the hearing.
&#8220;She declined to speak. So that is the position of the Democratic Party,&#8221; Cruz concluded. &#8220;I would note also that of the seven Democratic senators who spoke, not a one of them apologized for or denounced multiple Democrats calling law enforcement officers Nazis — ‘stormtroopers’ and ‘Gestapo’ — to be fair, I have not heard the word Nazi — but ‘stormtrooper’ was Nancy Pelosi and ‘Gestapo’ was another Democratic leader. That is less than helpful.”
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WATCH: Mazie Hirono Walks Out When Cruz Hammers Home Dems Won’t Condemn Antifa

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would render state and local governments ineligible for federal coronavirus relief funds if the attorney general deems they are discriminating against religious individuals or institutions.
According to the <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/files/documents/Bills/2020.07.28%20--%20SACRED%20Act%20Text.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">text</a> of the proposed bill, the Safeguarding Americans from Coronavirus and Religious Exercise Discrimination (SACRED) Act endeavors &#8220;to ensure that a State or local jurisdiction is ineligible to receive or use funds allocated, appropriated, or authorized to address COVID-19 if that State or jurisdiction discriminates against religious individuals or religious institutions, and for other purposes.&#8221;
The bill goes on to stipulate that a state or local government is ineligible if it:
<blockquote>(1) enforces, or announces the intent to enforce, any law, regulation, policy, order, proclamation, or decree related to COVID-19 that discriminates against religious individuals or religious institutions; or (2) provides, or shows an intention to provide, covered funds to a separate State or local jurisdiction that is ineligible to receive or use those funds because the State or local jurisdiction has committed a violation described in paragraph (1).</blockquote>
Attorney General Bill Barr, who has repeatedly <a href="https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1248071755823894529" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">expressed his belief</a> that religious freedom is foundational to American liberty, is to determine which governments are guilty of discrimination, the bill goes on to say.
Cruz&#8217;s bill comes as religious people throughout the country have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/compliance-would-be-disobedience-prominent-california-church-defies-state-lockdown-to-resume-in-person-assembly" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">increasingly resisted</a> lingering coronavirus lockdown mandates that forbid large assembly both in houses of worship and other establishments.
Cruz <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/28/cruz-religious-disrimination-first-amendment-sacred-act/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told</a> The Daily Caller News Foundation, &#8220;Throughout this pandemic we’ve seen numerous examples of state and local governments instituting discriminatory regulations that unfairly target people of faith and which restrict houses of worship from operating while exempting secular gatherings and operations from the same rules.&#8221;
&#8220;As Congress continues to provide relief funds to combat the impact of COVID-19, it is crucial that we protect the First Amendment right of religious liberty from discrimination,” Cruz continued. “That’s why I’ve introduced the SACRED Act. By blocking funds from governments that discriminate against religious organizations, we can fairly protect religious liberty and the rights of those who seek to gather together safely for worship.&#8221;
In April, Cruz <a href="https://apnews.com/4c26cee04913a946594c8f18a4de1f14" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sent a letter</a> to Barr urging the Justice Department to remain vigilant against instances of potential religious discrimination in New York City, especially instances of anti-Semitism. After Mayor Bill de Blasio participated in dispersing a Hasidic funeral in Brooklyn, he <a href="https://apnews.com/0a1ed0c5f78034da35091985e96e76f5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">stoked backlash</a> when he singled out the Jewish community for rebuke, <a href="https://twitter.com/nycmayor/status/1255309615883063297?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweeting</a>, &#8220;My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed.&#8221; Cruz wrote to Barr that singling out any religion like that &#8220;is dangerous in and of itself. But it is especially dangerous to single out the Jewish community in a city that is experiencing a substantial rise in violent anti-Semitism.&#8221;
When protests broke out nationwide and riots roiled New York City in June, de Blasio <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-mayor-protesting-and-going-to-church-not-the-same" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">claimed</a> such demonstrations were different than the religious gatherings that had been shut down. &#8220;When you see a nation, an entire nation, simultaneously grappling with an extraordinary crisis seeded in 400 years of American racism,&#8221; he said during press conference. &#8220;I’m sorry, that is not the same question as the understandably aggrieved store owner or the devout religious person who wants to go back to services.&#8221;
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Ted Cruz Introduces Bill To Withhold Coronavirus Relief Funds For Religious Discrimination

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Religion

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin appeared on the Sunday morning talk shows to explain the White House&#8217;s decision to press Republican legislators to lower the amount of Federal unemployment assistance outlined in a fourth coronavirus relief package, set to be released this week.
In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Mnuchin &#8220;took a hard line&#8221; against continuing the $600-per-week federal unemployment benefit, <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/coronavirus-report/509062-mnuchin-it-wouldnt-be-fair-to-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-pay-more">per The Hill</a>, suggesting that the administration wants Americans to get back to work, even if that means seeking out employment because they can&#8217;t return to their former jobs.
“It just wouldn’t be fair to use taxpayer dollars to pay more people to sit home than they would working and get a job,&#8221; Mnuchin told host Chris Wallace.
&#8220;I think workers and Americans understand the concept that you shouldn&#8217;t be paid more to stay home than to work,&#8221; he added.
Instead, Mnuchin said, the Trump White House is pressing for a second round of $1200 stimulus payments to individual Americans &#8212; a plan, Mnuchin said, would get money into pockets faster than an unemployment hike or a payroll tax, which the White House pressed for initially but has now abandoned &#8212; and has asked Congress to add 2 million additional recipients who were excluded from the last round of handouts to the list of individuals receiving payments.
“The direct payments are a much quicker way of effectively giving everyone a tax cut — much quicker than the payroll tax cut,” he said. “June retail sales were 1 percent higher than June of last year, so all that money we pumped into the economy, it worked. People went out and spent.”
The payroll tax, Mnuchin added, was unlikely to pass the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had expressed hardline opposition to the measure.
Senate Republicans are optimistic that the latest round of coronavirus relief will pass early this week, even though, at meetings last week &#8212; including a private lunch with only GOP leadership &#8212; certain key Republican legislators expressed concerns about a $1 trillion relief package passing so soon after the $4 trillion CARES Act. Many, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), encouraged Senate leadership to wait on the bill until there is more evidence that the American economy can withstand another major federal spending package.
Mnuchin, though, seemed unfazed by Republican opposition, telling Wallace that even this $1 trillion package might not be the final round of coronavirus relief spending.
&#8220;This will be the fifth set of legislation, so there&#8217;s no reason why we can&#8217;t have number five, six, and seven as we need to deal with issues, and obviously anything we do, we need bipartisan support,&#8221; Mnuchin said.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) does want to move quickly on the measure, regardless of outstanding votes, as some key elements of the CARES Act are set to expire at the end of July. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mnuchin-coronavirus-second-stimulus-bill">Fox News reports</a> that the &#8220;Paycheck Protection Program that provides small businesses with forgivable loans, is set to end in early August, and the enhanced unemployment insurance benefits will expire on July 31. A federal eviction ban already ended on July 25.&#8221;
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Mnuchin Explains Decision To Scale Back Federal Unemployment: We’re Not Going To Use Taxpayer Money To Pay People To Stay Home

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) ripped CNN host Chris Cuomo after the anchor attempted to shame the lawmaker into appearing on the network after Cruz had already given an interview that went largely unaired.
Cruz tweeted out a clip on Wednesday of him pointing out that nearly 70% of Americans are making more on boosted unemployment benefits than they were at their jobs. Cuomo challenged Cruz to show the data backing up the assertion on an appearance on Cuomo’s show, “Cuomo Prime Time.”
“Come on @CuomoPrimeTime and make the case [Ted Cruz]. First question: show me the numbers, please? #doyourjob,” the CNN anchor tweeted.
Cruz shot back that the clip he originally tweeted out was of a recent CNN interview that went largely unaired by the network.
&#8220;Chris, the clip you forwarded from The Hill is from a CNN EXCLUSIVE yesterday&#8230;that y’all largely refused to air. I gave @cnn a nearly 7 min interview &amp; you ran 15 sec on TV,” Cruz wrote. “When you air the interviews you already have, then maybe we can discuss new ones. #FakeNews #doyourjob”
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Chris, the clip you forwarded from The Hill is from a CNN EXCLUSIVE yesterday&#8230;that y’all largely refused to air.
I gave <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cnn</a> a nearly 7 min interview &amp; you ran 15 sec on TV.
When you air the interviews you already have, then maybe we can discuss new ones. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FakeNews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FakeNews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/doyourjob?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#doyourjob</a> <a href="https://t.co/8asuIFOAdu">https://t.co/8asuIFOAdu</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1286149665981976578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The federal government approved a short-term boost to unemployment benefits in March to help offset the economic impact of government shutdowns that kicked millions of Americans out of work. A group of University of Chicago economists <a href="https://dw-site-staging.dailywire.com/news/study-two-thirds-of-workers-who-lost-jobs-during-pandemic-are-getting-paid-more-on-unemployment">calculated</a> that roughly seven-in-10 Americans that filed for unemployment during the pandemic began taking home more money than they were making while working.
While furloughed and laid-off workers have benefited from the unemployment increase, the program is now causing headaches for business owners trying to restart their companies after being forced to shut down for weeks or months. The pandemic program expires on Friday, though lawmakers on Capitol Hill are debating whether to extend the program.
“One of the worst aspects of what Congress has done so far is the plus-up in unemployment compensation. We are paying a whole lot of people a lot more money to stay home and not work than they made on their jobs, and that is terrible for those workers, it’s terrible for the economy,” Cruz said in the clip.
&#8220;And every time everyone in this body who votes for paying people more money to stay home and not work than to go to work, they ought to write on the top of that ‘Paid for by the Joe Biden for President campaign’ because there are a lot of Democratic politicians all over the country who they understand if the country is shut down, if 40 million people are out of work, their guy probably wins and so they want the economy completely shut down,” Cruz continued.
“If it ends up that Biden wins in November – I hope he doesn’t, I don’t think he will, but if he does – I guarantee you the week after the election suddenly all those Democratic governors, all those Democratic mayors will say, ‘Everything is magically better. Go back to work. Go back to school.’&#8221;
“Suddenly the problems are solved. You won’t even have to wait for Biden to be sworn in. All they’ll need is Election Day and suddenly their willingness to just destroy people’s lives and livelihoods, they will have accomplished their task. That’s wrong, it&#8217;s cynical, and we shouldn’t be a part of it,” Cruz concluded.
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Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tedcruz</a>: &quot;We are paying a whole lot of people a lot more money to stay home and not work than they made on their jobs &#8212; and that is terrible.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/EfqTJERkNt">pic.twitter.com/EfqTJERkNt</a>
&mdash; The Hill (@thehill) <a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1285950673520033794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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CNN’s Cuomo Tries To Call Out Sen. Ted Cruz, Doesn’t End Well

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is taking an aggressive stand against Senate Republican leadership over a $1 trillion fourth coronavirus relief package announced earlier this week, telling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) that he plans on voting &#8220;no&#8221; on the deal.
McConnell is pressing the Senate GOP to pass some sort of relief package this week before aid provisions included in the third coronavirus relief package that passed in early April &#8212; particularly a $600 federal unemployment &#8220;enhancement&#8221; &#8212; are set to expire. A fresh bill would trigger negotiations with Democrats, who back a $3 trillion bill passed by the House in May.
With just three weeks left until Congress goes on summer recess, leadership is reportedly feeling the heat, according to The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/07/21/coronavirus-trump-congress-stimulus/">Washington Post</a>, and McConnell wants big-name Republicans on board. The Senate GOP held a lunch on Wednesday designed to whip senators behind a draft bill.
The problem, Cruz and others reportedly noted, is that the United States does not seem prepared to spend yet another trillion dollars on a relief package, and it&#8217;s not clear yet whether the already shaky economy can withstand another massive federal handout.
The White House also has a wish list for the bill. President Donald Trump wants the package to include a payroll tax cut, but the Trump administration has yet to endorse Republican demands for funding for COVID-19 testing sites and for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
&#8220;McConnell, in a floor speech earlier in the day, outlined key components expected to be in the GOP plan, including $105 billion for schools, a second round of targeted funding for the forgivable small business loan program, another round of direct payments and liability protections for businesses, hospitals, health care workers and schools,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/21/politics/republicans-in-congress-and-white-house-showdown-on-stimulus/index.html">CNN reported</a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s a proposal a large portion of the Republican conference is eager to get behind, but several key components remain under discussion with the White House.&#8221;
Cruz fired back at leadership during the meeting.
&#8220;At lunch today I asked my Republican colleagues, &#8216;What in the hell are we doing?'&#8221; Cruz told CNN. &#8220;We&#8217;ll see where this ends up, we still don&#8217;t know the details of this initial proposal.
&#8220;As it&#8217;s written right now,&#8221; the Texas Republican added, &#8220;I&#8217;m not only a no, I&#8217;m a hell no.&#8221;
&#8220;Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY),&#8221; CNN added, &#8220;expressed similar sentiments when he left the lunch early, underscoring the shift in dynamics among Republican senators since the initial $2.2 trillion package was passed unanimously in March.&#8221;
McConnell downplayed issues dividing his caucus. The bill, he told reporters &#8220;enjoys fairly significant support among Republican senators.&#8221; But, he added &#8220;not everyone&#8221; is ready to vote yes.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, who is working directly with McConnell on the project, remained hopeful on getting a majority of senators behind the bill, but did seem to indicate there would be an extended timeline for approval.
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to try to get something done by the end of next week,&#8221; Mnuchin said. &#8220;That&#8217;s the time frame because we want to get something done before the unemployment insurance expires. This is a process.&#8221;
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‘Hell No!’: Ted Cruz Holds Firm Against Senate GOP Leadership Over $1 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is taking an aggressive stand against Senate Republican leadership over a $1 trillion fourth coronavirus relief package announced

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On Monday morning, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mark-cuban-mocks-national-anthem-police-ted-cruz-retorts-we-start-every-day-with-pledge-of-allegiance">war of words</a> between Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban continued.
As Cruz slammed Cuban for summarily dismissing a radio host upset about Mavericks who might kneel for the national anthem, Cuban snapped that Cruz needs to have some &#8220;balls.” Cruz fired back with a simple statement, considering the NBA’s overwhelming desire not to criticize Communist China: “Speaking of balls, tell us what you think about China.”
After an hour went by, and Cuban did not respond, Cruz fired some pointed questions at Cuban: “Can you say ‘Free Hong Kong?’ Can your players put that on their jerseys? Can you condemn the CCP’s concentration camps w/ 1 million Uyghurs?”
Cuban offered a response, but he evaded Cruz’s questions, writing, “I can say Black Lives Matter. I can say there is systemic racism in this country. I can say there is a pandemic that you have done little to end. I can say I care about this country first and last …” He continued by noting he had criticized China over trade issues. Cuban has said he might suggest putting a halt on Chinese trading companies listed in the United States.
The exchange began with radio host Mark Davis asserting that he would no longer watch Mavericks games if the players knelt for the national anthem, prompting Cuban to reply succinctly, “Bye.” Cruz weighed in, tweeting, “Really??!? NBA is telling everyone who stands for the flag, who honors our cops and our veterans, to &#8216;piss off&#8217;? In Texas, no less? Good luck with that.”
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Really??!?
NBA is telling everyone who stands for the flag, who honors our cops and our veterans, to “piss off”? In Texas, no less?
Good luck with that. <a href="https://t.co/AVWLMZIqu0">pic.twitter.com/AVWLMZIqu0</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1285085054721499136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cuban responded, “Have some balls for once @TedCruz. Speak to me. It’s my tweet.”
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Have some balls for once <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tedcruz</a>. Speak to me. It&#39;s my tweet. <a href="https://t.co/QGza2qWoRR">https://t.co/QGza2qWoRR</a>
&mdash; Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1285219673240481803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cruz fired back, “Speaking of balls, tell us what you think about China. I’ll wait.” He followed an hour later by adding, “Still no answer from @markcuban. Let’s try simpler. Mark, tough guy, can you say, ‘Free Hong Kong?’ Can your players put that on their jerseys? Can you condemn the CCP’s concentration camps w/1 million Uyghurs?&#8221;
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Still no answer from <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mcuban</a> 
Let’s try simpler. Mark, tough guy, can you say “Free Hong Kong”?
Can your players put that on their jerseys?
Can you condemn the CCP’s concentration camps w/ 1 million Uyghurs?
Can you say ANYTHING other than “Chairman Mao is beautiful &amp; wise”? <a href="https://t.co/0XpLRaFSw2">https://t.co/0XpLRaFSw2</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1285240792500633602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cuban responded, “I can say Black Lives Matter. I can say there is systemic racism in this country. I can say there is a pandemic that you have done little to end. I can say I care about this country first and last …”
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I can say Black Lives Matter. I can say there is systemic racism in this country. I can say there is a Pandemic that you have done little to end. I can say I care about this country first and last and.. <a href="https://t.co/URFs41XloY">https://t.co/URFs41XloY</a>
&mdash; Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1285255263650492416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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He continued:
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Why is it, <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tedcruz</a>, that you take such pride in standing up to and speaking truth to the Chinese, but you have no ability to stand up to and speak the truth to <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realdonaldtrump</a> ?
&mdash; Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1285255265894518784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cuban&#8217;s comment elicited another blast from Cruz: &#8220;I agree Black Lives Matter. I agree there is a pandemic &amp; we have taken extraordinary steps to defeat it. Where did that pandemic originate? Why did Communist China COVER UP the Wuhan outbreak &amp; arrest whistle-blowers? And why are you terrified to say ONE WORD about China?&#8221;
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I agree Black Lives Matter.
I agree there is a pandemic &amp; we have taken extraordinary steps to defeat it. 
Where did that pandemic originate?
Why did Communist China COVER UP the Wuhan outbreak &amp; arrest whistle-blowers?
And why are you terrified to say ONE WORD about China? <a href="https://t.co/Tfj2tZnmCP">https://t.co/Tfj2tZnmCP</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1285281825565417473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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After sports commentator Clay Travis noted that the NBA blocked fans &#8220;from putting <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/freehongkong?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1282731020647895043%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D128445action%3Dedit&amp;src=hashtag_click" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-focusable="true">#freehongkong</a> on customized league jerseys,&#8221; Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) responded to the tweet, writing, &#8220;More evidence of the @NBA’s shameful cowardice and unwillingness to stand up for human rights in China. This is mind-boggling. The NBA and its players have chosen profits over human rights. They’re siding with Xi and the CCP over those fighting for their freedom.&#8221;
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More evidence of the <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>’s shameful cowardice and unwillingness to stand up for human rights in China. This is mind-boggling. 
The NBA and its players have chosen profits over human rights. They’re siding with Xi and the CCP over those fighting for their freedom. <a href="https://t.co/H0HSQRIqSW">https://t.co/H0HSQRIqSW</a>
&mdash; Rick Scott (@ScottforFlorida) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottforFlorida/status/1282749307565768704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Mark Cuban Questions Cruz’s ‘Balls.’ Cruz Asks Where Cuban’s Balls Are On Condemning China.

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On Monday morning, the war of words between Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban continued. As Cruz slammed Cuban for summarily

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On Sunday evening, a radio host in Dallas took note of the upcoming NBA Dallas Mavericks&#8217; season, asserting that if any players knelt during the national anthem, he would stop watching the team. That prompted Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who has often flirted publicly with the idea of running for president, to snipe about the “national anthem police,” asking why the national anthem is not played before everyone’s day at work.
&#8220;I am so ready to be be in on this year&#8217;s [Mavericks] home stretch: so much promise, so much personality,&#8221; radio host Mark Davis tweeted. &#8220;But the minute one player kneels during the anthem, I am OUT. Surely [Mark Cuban] can lead the way for [Mavs], to do whatever gesture they wish without insulting the nation.&#8221;
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I am so ready to be be in on this year&#39;s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mavericks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mavericks</a> home stretch: so much promise, so much personality. But the minute one player kneels during the anthem, I am OUT. Surely <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mcuban</a> can lead the way for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mavs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mavs</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBA</a> to do whatever gesture they wish without insulting the nation. <a href="https://t.co/PWMWrpgwAc">https://t.co/PWMWrpgwAc</a>
&mdash; Mark Davis (@MarkDavis) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDavis/status/1285022519184039936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Cuban responded, “The National Anthem Police in this country are out of control. If you want to complain, complain to your boss and ask why they don&#8217;t play the National Anthem every day before you start work.”
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The National Anthem Police in this country are out of control. If you want to complain, complain to your boss and ask why they don&#39;t play the National Anthem every day before you start work. <a href="https://t.co/NUwv7asO44">https://t.co/NUwv7asO44</a>
&mdash; Mark Cuban (@mcuban) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcuban/status/1285032212782604289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz responded by reminding Cuban of a tidbit of information: “Actually, we begin every day in the Senate with a prayer &amp; the Pledge of Allegiance. Because our boss told us to.”
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Actually, we begin every day in the Senate with a prayer &amp; the Pledge of Allegiance. 
Because our boss told us to. <a href="https://t.co/fVFvGvoOKa">https://t.co/fVFvGvoOKa</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1285087084412317696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Davis also responded to Cuban&#8217;s &#8220;bizarre&#8221; post.
&#8220;Bizarre answer. And &#8216;national anthem police&#8217; Really?&#8221; wrote Davis. &#8220;The pregame anthem has been a tradition for years, embraced by millions, now under fire by activists. I&#8217;m open to a pregame kneeling moment that does not insult America. To be met with this hostility does not bode well.&#8221;
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Bizarre answer. And &quot;national anthem police&quot; Really? The pregame anthem has been a tradition for years, embraced by millions, now under fire by activists. I&#39;m open to a pregame kneeling moment that does not insult America. To be met with this hostility does not bode well. <a href="https://t.co/sz36rnPClt">https://t.co/sz36rnPClt</a>
&mdash; Mark Davis (@MarkDavis) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkDavis/status/1285182878758965250?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In October 2017, asked by Harvey Levin if he ever thought of running for president. Cuban, who played the president of the United States in “Sharknado 3,” <a href="https://video.foxnews.com/v/5622023678001#sp=show-clips">answered</a>, “Yeah, of course.”
&#8220;I get asked about a hundred times a day,&#8221; said Cuban. &#8220;I’ve always been very apolitical until this past election in 2016. I’ve avoided it; I think this election kind of changed my attitude.&#8221;
Cuban said he was &#8220;fiercely independent&#8221; but if he had to choose which party he would run for, said he would run as a Republican.
Cuban appeared on Bakari Sellers‘ <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhQT-Px-pmU&amp;feature=emb_logo">ViewPoint podcast</a> in October 2017, where Sellers asked, “I know that you were an active and vocal surrogate for Hillary Clinton — that&#8217;s how we became associates and friends — and given the role that Congress could play in investigating the Trump administration and your vocal opposition to the president, will we see you on the campaign trail in the midterms?&#8221;
Cuban replied, “Probably not. Um, you know —”
Sellers pressed, “Mark, are you considering running for president of the United States?”
Cuban answered, “Yes. Considering, yes. Ready to commit to it, no. I like to think of myself approaching it differently. I mean, I mentioned real briefly talking about health care; I mentioned real briefly talking about integrating equity into small business, and having an impact on tax law and tax reform. If I can come up with solutions that I think people can get behind and truly solve problems, then it makes perfect sense for me to run. If it comes down to: Do I think I can win because I can convince more people to vote for me? Then no, I won&#8217;t run.”
In April 2020, speaking at an Axios town hall about business, Cuban <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mark-cuban-considering-last-second-2020-presidential-run-ill-keep-an-open-mind">was asked</a> by Axios CEO Jim VandeHei about a potential 2020 presidential run. He replied, “If this would’ve been a month ago, I would have said absolutely not,&#8221; as <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/04/03/could-mark-cuban-make-a-2020-presidential-run-its-definitely-doable/">Dallas News</a> reported. &#8220;But obviously things are crazy, things are changing,” he added.
&#8220;I doubt it, but you know, like I said, everything&#8217;s a reset right now,&#8221; <a href="https://www.axios.com/mark-cuban-3m-respirator-production-coronavirus-623dd825-5e12-4dcc-a1b3-0a3547676192.html">said</a> Cuban. &#8220;You never say never. I&#8217;ll keep an open mind, but I seriously doubt it.&#8221;
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Mark Cuban Mocks ‘National Anthem Police.’ Ted Cruz Retorts: We Start Every Day With Pledge Of Allegiance

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Poll after poll has revealed a significant shift occurring in public perception over the last few decades, a shift that has become impossible to ignore in the Era of Trump. As mainstream media figures increasingly embrace activism over journalism, Americans’ trust in the media has crumbled. Formerly unimpeachable outlets are now viewed with deep skepticism — and in this Texas Sen. Ted Cruz sees an opportunity to advance conservatism.
The second-term senator, 2016 Republican presidential candidate, and best-selling author of “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Time-Truth-Reigniting-Promise-America/dp/0062365614">A Time for Truth</a>” spoke candidly about pushing back against the forceful current of the media’s leftist agenda during a June 2019 interview with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro.
“One of the great virtues of the age of Trump,” Cruz told Shapiro, is that “fake news has been exposed.”  
“Do you remember a few years ago people [would say], ‘Oh the news isn’t biased’? Nobody argues that anymore,” said the senator. The establishment media has become “so plainly unhinged,” he said. “You watch these reporters foaming at the mouth, you watch these networks — they hate Trump so much.” 
While Cruz and Shapiro agree that President Trump falls short on a number of accounts and both have leveled their fair share of criticism against him, the degree to which the mainstream media has targeted Trump has been “revealing,” said Cruz.
The “naked, irrational hatred of the Media Left directed at Trump,” he said, is “revealing of who they are.” 
“They are full-on partisans,” the senator said, promoting a party that is “a throwback to old and failed ideas.” 
“They will put on the hat and they will cheer for whatever leftist Democratic nominee, and they will do everything they can to collate the information and to pitch a propaganda war. For those of us who value freedom, we’ve got to counteract that,” Cruz told Shapiro. 
The big question, the senator stressed, is how to speak truth in the face of such an overwhelming media bombardment — how does one get past the “gatekeepers” and reach voters with the logic of conserative policy and values?
“The media doesn’t want any of those messages to get across,” he said. “And so that means it’s our jobs. And we’ve got to do it in ways that get around the gatekeeper.”
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This effort, Cruz understands from personal experience, requires persistence because, as he put it, “it is a virtue of politics and the media to get whacked in the head with a stick and keep on going.”
The Texas Senator has often had a target on his back, notably during the 2016 GOP Presidential Election, when he found himself engaged in a two-front battle with both the left-wing media and the man who would go on to win it all, Trump. 
“Did I like what Trump said in the primary? No,” Cruz admitted. “That being said, he’s not the first person to throw attacks at me, and he won’t be the last person.”
But of course political stamina is not enough on its own. A movement has to have a message — and the message of conservatism, Cruz argued, is broadly appealing: “faith, family, patriotism, and hard work.”
That message also has to have practical, political applications. Conservatism, Cruz contends, provides just that, offering limited government solutions to the nation’s biggest problems.
“The tax cuts, and [regulatory] reform is a big, big part of solving the problem,” said Cruz, “and I think beyond that we need structural solutions.”
Among those solutions, Cruz suggested, is implementing term limits. “I’m a passionate advocate for term limits because it structurally changes how Washington works,” said Cruz. 
The senator’s stance on term limits has only strengthened since his time in office. 
He explained to Shapiro, “I used to be a supporter of term limits until I got in the Senate. And now, I&#8217;m a thousand times more a supporter of term limits.” This, Cruz said, is because he has come face-to-face with the uncomfortable fact that politics is “Hollywood for ugly people.”
“I don’t think [the current system] recognizes the reality of the political process today,” Cruz said. “Number one, there are massive advantages with incumbency — incumbency in terms of free media, in terms of money, in terms of infrastructure. Because what I’ve seen, the dominant instinct, Ben, in the Senate, and it’s true in the House also, is risk-aversion.”
He continued, “You know there’s an old joke that politics is Hollywood for ugly people. There’s enormous truth to that. You’ve got old, fat, bald guys who were the unpopular kids in high school, who suddenly get elected to Congress and they go to a cocktail party and they&#8217;re handsome and they’re witty and they tell a joke and everyone laughs. And it becomes like a narcotic. And what happens is incumbent members of Congress, their dominant focus is ‘I must get re-elected no matter what.’”
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The result of limiting terms would be fresh minds and fresh faces who are more “responsive to the people because the elected officials are not just obsessed with staying there for life.”
Senator Cruz also thinks it&#8217;s time to stop the runaway train of entitlements.
Entitlements, particularly Social Security, are in the “no-touch” zone for most leaders in Washington, including Trump during his first four years in office. But for Cruz, addressing these bloated programs is “critical to the solution.”
“I think what politicians in Washington are doing right now is irresponsible, both parties, because they’re allowing Social Security to careen towards insolvency,” said the senator.
Now, as Cruz points out, is an ideal time to make some of these “structural” changes. According to a <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/18/millennials-dont-plan-on-relying-on-social-security-in-retirement.html">2019 poll</a>, only 13% of millennials are expecting to use Social Security for retirement and more than 70% of people of all ages are worried it won’t be there when they need it. 
Cruz’s answer to the looming disaster is a comprehensive, four-step plan that involves adjusting benefits for the upcoming generation but not changing the plan for seniors who are heavily reliant on it. “We need to honor those promises,” said Cruz.
In the end, if conservatives want to see substantive progress, it will take conviction and commitment.
“We need to have the same focus, the same zealotry for freedom that the Left has for government,” said Cruz. “That&#8217;s the fundamental fight.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/sunday-special-ep-54-ted-cruz">Watch Cruz’s full interview with Shapiro</a>.

Ted Cruz On ‘The Fundamental Fight’

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China sanctioned four U.S. officials, including prominent GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL), on Monday for criticizing Beijing over its treatment of minority communities in its Xinjiang region.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) approved the sanctions after the Trump administration <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/world/asia/trump-china-sanctions-uighurs.html">sanctioned</a> three Chinese officials, freezing any assets they might have in the United States and banning them from the country.
Along with Cruz and Rubio, the CCP sanctions target President Donald Trump’s ambassador for international religious freedom, Sam Brownback as well as Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ), according to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-imposes-sanctions-on-us-senators-rubio-cruz-over-xinjiang-advocacy/2020/07/13/b169b104-c4d8-11ea-a825-8722004e4150_story.html">The Washington Post</a>. Cruz, Rubio, and Smith are all members of the U.S. Congressional Executive Commission on China.
Cruz and Rubio responded to Beijing’s sanctions on Monday:
“Bummer. I was going to take my family to Beijing for summer vacation, right after visiting Tehran,” Cruz tweeted, referencing the seat of power in Iran, another country notorious for its human rights <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/iran-opens-fire-on-demonstrators-protesters-chant-our-enemy-is-here-they-lie-to-us-that-its-america">abuses</a>.
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Bummer. I was going to take my family to Beijing for summer vacation, right after visiting Tehran. <a href="https://t.co/PXE7jZaZt1">https://t.co/PXE7jZaZt1</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1282681821356933121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“The Communist Party of #China has banned me from entering the country,” Rubio said in a tweet. “I guess they don’t like me?”
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The Communist Party of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#China</a> has banned me from entering the country. 
I guess they don’t like me? 
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&mdash; Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcorubio/status/1282637185586540549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying did not give details on what the sanctions against the four U.S. officials entailed except to say China’s actions would correspond with those taken by the United States, according to <a href="https://apnews.com/7b689e7a51bee2a7e6e1a7699257239c">The Associated Press</a>. She said that the CCP acted in retaliation against the U.S. for “interfering in China’s internal affairs.”
“Xinjiang affairs are China’s internal affairs, and the U.S. has no right to interfere in them,” Hua told reporters in Beijing. On the Trump administration, she said the U.S. sanctions are a “serious violation of basic norms governing international relations” and “severely undermine our bilateral relations.”
“The Chinese government is determined in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, and in fighting terrorists, violent separatists and religious extremist forces,” she said, defending China’s operation of massive detention camps holding over one million Uighurs and other ethnic minorities.
China claimed to have shut down the camps in December, but accounts from Uighurs and Kazakhs, another ethnic minority, who were imprisoned in the camps or who have family members still in the camps contradict the CCP’s claim. Last month, The Jamestown Foundation <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/creeping-genocide-china-is-forcing-abortions-and-birth-control-on-thousands-of-minorities">released</a> a report that the Chinese government was arresting and forcing minority women to have abortions and injecting them with strange chemicals that in many cases left the women infertile.
“It’s genocide, full stop. It’s not immediate, shocking, mass-killing on the spot type genocide, but it’s slow, painful, creeping genocide,” Joanne Smith Finley, an expert on China’s Xinjiang region in the United Kingdom, said at the time. “These are direct means of genetically reducing the Uighur population.”
The sanction tit-for-tat is part of an <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-to-expel-thousands-of-chinese-grad-students-in-u-s-who-have-ties-to-chinese-military-schools">escalating</a> feud between the world’s largest economies. The Trump administration started prodding China first over trade before ramping up a campaign to slash global adoption of Chinese technology. The United States has pressed allies such as the United Kingdom to sever ties with the Chinese state-owned company Huawei over threats to information security.
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China Sanctions Cruz, Rubio For Calling Out Systemic Oppression Of Uighurs. Cruz And Rubio Laugh In Their Faces.

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American Airlines said Sunday that they will investigate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) after a Democratic  Congressional Campaign Committee operative snapped a photo of Cruz on board a flight Sunday.
Cruz, who was clearly holding a hot drink in a cup, was not wearing a mask as required by airline regulations.
The operative, Hosseh Enad, surreptitiously snapped the photo of Cruz Sunday morning as Cruz was seated aboard an American Airlines flight. Enad claimed Cruz was &#8220;refusing to wear a mask,&#8221; though he did not note whether Cruz made any statements to that effect to the flight crew or other passengers.
It is also not clear whether the flight crew or other passengers spoke to Cruz directly about his mask (or lack thereof).
The photograph shows Cruz holding a drink cup.
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Captured today at 10:45am — <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TedCruz</a> on a commercial flight, refusing to wear a mask. <a href="https://t.co/h8DM7J4CMi">pic.twitter.com/h8DM7J4CMi</a>
&mdash; Hosseh (@hossehenad) <a href="https://twitter.com/hossehenad/status/1282498098858786818?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Enad also tweeted a screenshot of American Airlines regulations requiring masks on board all flights to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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For those asking, this was on an <a href="https://twitter.com/AmericanAir?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AmericanAir</a> flight — their policy clearly states that masks should be worn on the flight. <a href="https://t.co/CyG1GG5H8n">pic.twitter.com/CyG1GG5H8n</a>
&mdash; Hosseh (@hossehenad) <a href="https://twitter.com/hossehenad/status/1282510626087198721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Social media users quickly pointed out that American Airlines has an explicit exception in its rules for eating and drinking, and Cruz was clearly enjoying a beverage.
&#8220;Your face covering may be removed to eat or drink,&#8221; the regulations say, &#8220;but please put it back on when you&#8217;re done.&#8221;
Enad <a href="https://twitter.com/hossehenad/status/1282674084883697664">responded by saying that Cruz</a> could have worn a mask and simply undone &#8220;one side to take a sip and put it back on,&#8221; because he was &#8220;taking time&#8221; drinking his coffee. The American Airlines requirements do not say that passengers must replace their masks between sips and swallows, nor do the rules put a time limit on how long a passenger can take drinking a beverage.
Cruz&#8217;s office pointed out the obvious in a statement &#8212; that the Senator was enjoying a cup of coffee on his flight.
&#8220;Senator Cruz wears a mask when traveling and practices social distancing where possible,&#8221; the statement noted. &#8220;Consistent with airline policy, he temporarily removes the mask while eating or drinking. Yesterday during his flight he removed his mask to drink and put it back on afterward.&#8221;
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A spokesperson for <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tedcruz</a> says the Senator put his mask back on after he finished his drink. The statement does not mention anything about why the Senator was seen without a mask the terminal. <a href="https://twitter.com/wfaa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wfaa</a> <a href="https://t.co/49z8fceEAM">https://t.co/49z8fceEAM</a> <a href="https://t.co/WrPanunMhy">pic.twitter.com/WrPanunMhy</a>
&mdash; Ryan Wood (@RyanWoodDFW) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanWoodDFW/status/1282717422169071619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Another Twitter user responded with his own guerilla photo of Cruz, snapped on a flight, that shows Cruz clearly wearing a mask per American Airlines policy.
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SPOTTED: Ted Cruz wearing a mask on a plane when he isn&#39;t drinking coffee <a href="https://t.co/ma6GVbqIBo">https://t.co/ma6GVbqIBo</a> <a href="https://t.co/7bI8tSGeL8">pic.twitter.com/7bI8tSGeL8</a>
&mdash; Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) <a href="https://twitter.com/ComfortablySmug/status/1282725735866732546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Ted Cruz has been a vocal supporter of efforts to combat the novel coronavirus, petitioning the Trump administration to expand its efforts to assist states in providing testing, <a href="https://www.axios.com/congress-republicans-mask-coronavirus-cases-surge-f4df2909-51f1-4169-9742-e2333b885a77.html">per Axios</a>, and the Senator is regularly photographed wearing a mask &#8212; typically one with the Houston Rockets logo &#8212; while at work in Congress.
Regardless of the statement and the alternate photograph, American Airlines told Enad that they plan on reviewing the photo and investigating the incident.
&#8220;American Airlines, which requires all passengers to wear masks during the duration of their flight, said it is reviewing the situation after photographs emerged of Sen. Ted Cruz not wearing a mask on a plane,&#8221; <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/507068-american-airlines-reviewing-photographs-of-sen-cruz-on-flight-without-a-mask">The Hill</a> reported Monday.
“We are committed to protecting the health and safety of all those who fly with us, and we are reviewing the details of this matter,” an airline spokesperson added to the outlet. The airline tweeted the same message at Enad after he posted the photo, and to other &#8220;concerned passengers&#8221; who tagged American Airlines in their response tweets.
American Airlines has required passengers to wear masks since resuming widespread service in June. The airline says it &#8220;expect[s] customers who choose to fly with us to comply with these policies, and if necessary, we will deny future travel for customers who refuse to do so.&#8221;
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American Airlines Investigating Ted Cruz After Dem Operative Caught Him Without A Mask On Flight

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After it was reported on Sunday that President Trump had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-denies-federal-aid-request-from-minnesota-after-democrat-governor-mayor-fail-to-stop-damage-report-says">rejected the request</a> of Minnesota governor Tim Walz for $500 million to address damage incurred in his state from rioting following the death of George Floyd, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) tweeted that he was introducing legislation to make local governments liable to private property owners if the government deliberately withheld police protection.
Cruz wrote:
<blockquote>Minnesota Dems willfully allowed Minneapolis to burn &amp; then blamed the police whom they demonized. Now, they want the fed govt to pay the bill. I’m introducing legislation to make local govt liable to private property owners if officials deliberately withhold police protection.</blockquote>
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Minnesota Dems willfully allowed Minneapolis to burn &amp; then blamed the police whom they demonized. Now, they want the fed govt to pay the bill.
I’m introducing legislation to make local govt liable to private property owners if officials deliberately withhold police protection. <a href="https://t.co/fZZCYgekMI">https://t.co/fZZCYgekMI</a>
&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href="https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1282340910731321345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-denies-minnesota-governors-request-for-500-million-to-repair-damage-from-riots">The Washington Examiner</a> reported of Walz’s request: “Walz, a Democrat, requested that Trump declare Minnesota a ‘major disaster’ zone <a href="https://www.startribune.com/feds-deny-walz-s-request-for-aid-to-rebuild-after-riots/571715162/?fbclid=IwAR2rBFfzstFOy1h4ORU9tpNImwdc5lbTiZwdiz3tfeBUzpyVRp9wI8g1Evo">in a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency</a> on July 2 after more than 1,500 buildings were damaged by looting and rioting in the wake of Floyd’s death, totaling over $500 million in damages.”
Walz’s office released a statement reading, “The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support. As we navigate one of the most difficult periods in our state’s history, we look for support from our federal government to help us through,” as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-gov-waltz-responds-after-trump-rejects-500-million-bailout-ask-conservatives-rejoice">The Daily Wire</a> reported.
Jenna Ellis, a senior legal advisor for Team Trump, said of Trump’s action: “Wise. You want to defund police and let the woke mob run wild, do it on your own dime, Gov. You should have asked the President for help BEFORE you incurred this much damage.”
Days after George Floyd died, and rioters ran rampant through the city of Minneapolis, the <a href="https://www.twincities.com/2020/07/04/they-have-lost-control-how-minneapolis-leaders-failed-to-stop-their-city-from-burning/">Twin Cities Pioneer Press</a> wrote of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey:
<blockquote>A close examination of the events, including interviews with more than two dozen elected officials, activists, business owners and residents, suggests at least some of the destruction resulted from a breakdown in governance. The mayor and other local leaders, many of them relatively new to their roles, failed to anticipate the intensity of the unrest or put together an effective plan to counter it.
Frey has struggled to regain the confidence of Minneapolis residents. He has been slammed by business owners for not doing enough to protect their property. He has been pilloried by the police for ordering the abandonment of the precinct house.</blockquote>
The Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct was evacuated in late-May after on <a href="https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/minneapolis-mayor-ordered-evacuation-of-3rd-precinct-due-to-imminent-threat">order</a> from Frey to do so. Frey said he ordered the evacuation due to an &#8220;imminent&#8221; threat of danger. He stated that the “symbolism of a building cannot outweigh the importance of life, of our officers, or the public. We Could not risk serious injury to anyone.”
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-minneapolis-city-council-president-asked-who-to-call-if-someone-breaks-into-your-house-after-dismantling-police-says-step-back-check-your-privileg">Speaking</a> with CNN’s Alisyn Camerota in early June after the Minneapolis City Council had stated that it intended to “dismantle” the city’s police department, Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender was asked what a citizen should do if an intruder broke into their house in the middle of the night and there were no police to call. Bender suggested that the opportunity to call the police “comes from a place of privilege,” adding that those citizens should “step back and imagine what it would feel like to already live in that reality where calling the police may mean more harm is done.”
“Do you understand that the word ‘dismantle’ or ‘police-free’ make some people nervous?” Camerota asked. “For instance, what if in the middle of the night, my home is broken into? Who do I call?”
Bender answered, “Yes, I mean, I hear that loud and clear from a lot of my neighbors, and I know, and myself too, and I know that that comes from a place of privilege because for those of us for whom the system is working, I think we need to step back and imagine what it would feel like to already live in that reality where calling the police may mean more harm is done.”
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Cruz To Introduce Legislation So Governments Withholding Police Protection Are Liable To Private Property Owners

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On Tuesday, The New York Times published an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/opinion/biden-trump-debate.html">opinion piece</a> by veteran Times writer Thomas L. Friedman titled, “Biden Should Not Debate Trump Unless.” In the piece, Friedman stated that two conditions should be the prerequisite for any debate between President Trump and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden: Trump releasing his tax returns for 2016 through 2018 and that a “real-time fact-checking team approved by both candidates be hired by the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates” should deliver a report 10 minutes before the debates end noting any “misleading statements, phony numbers or outright lies” either candidate had offered.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), appraising the situation, the fact that Biden has hardly ventured out in public for months, and the fact that sometimes Biden hasn’t looked particularly sharp when he has spoken impromptu, offered two alternative conditions: “Biden’s two conditions: (1) the debate must occur in his basement, and (2) it cannot be televised or broadcast to anyone in America.”
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Friedman surmised the reason Biden has rarely been seen outside his home in recent months was the coronavirus, calling him a “responsible individual and role model” as he wrote, “Because of Covid-19, Biden has been sticking close to home, wearing a mask and social distancing. And with the coronavirus now spreading further, and Biden being a responsible individual and role model, it’s likely that he won’t be able to engage with any large groups of voters before Election Day. Therefore, the three scheduled televised debates, which will garner huge audiences, will carry more weight for him than ever.”
Friedman stated that Trump needed the debates far more than Biden: “Trump is badly trailing in the polls, and he needs these debates much more than Biden does to win over undecided voters. So Biden needs to make Trump pay for them in the currency of transparency and fact-checking — universal principles that will level the playing field for him and illuminate and enrich the debates for all citizens.”
He predicted the future: “Of course, Trump will stomp and protest and say, ‘No way.’ Fine. Let Trump cancel. Let Trump look American voters in the eye and say: ‘There will be no debate, because I should be able to continue hiding my tax returns from you all, even though I promised that I wouldn’t and even though Biden has shown you his. And there will be no debate, because I should be able to make any statement I want without any independent fact-checking.’”
Friedman conjectured that one of the reasons Trump hasn’t released his tax returns may be “Trump’s incomprehensible willingness to give Russian President Vladimir Putin the benefit of every doubt for the last three-plus years,” followed by, “The American people need to know if Trump is in debt in any way to Russian banks and financiers who might be close to Putin. Because if Trump is re-elected, and unconstrained from needing to run again, he will most likely act even more slavishly toward Putin, and that is a national security threat.”
He continued, “Trump literally lies as he breathes, and because he has absolutely no shame, there are no guardrails … Biden has been dogged by bone-headed issues of plagiarism in his career, but nothing compared to Trump’s daily fire hose of dishonesty, which has no rival in U.S. presidential history. That’s why it’s so important to insist that the nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates hire independent fact-checkers who, after the two candidates give their closing arguments — but before the debate goes off the air — would present a rundown of any statements that were false or only partly true.”
Friedman concluded, “That kind of debate and only that kind of debate would be worthy of voters’ consideration and Biden’s participation. Otherwise, Joe, stay in your basement.”
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