![]() Stelter, meanwhile, suggested Cruz "folded like a paper airplane" because he knew that he would need Carlson-and his fanbase-on side if he ever runs for president again. #RollTheTape /sU5huxAC8U- Brianna Keilar January 7, 2022 This morning Tucker Carlson is picking his teeth with Sen. The host also suggested the reason why Cruz was so willing to act "docile" to Carlson is he is aware of the major influence he has over the GOP. Senator, one of only 100, someone with actual influence, a former presidential candidate nonetheless, grovelling at the feet of Tucker Carlson," Cooper said.Ĭopper then pointed to how Cruz is still a staunch Donald Trump supporter even after the former president made disparaging remarks about his wife, and suggested his father was somehow linked to John F. "Senator Cruz's alleged sin was having the gumption to refer to the assault on the Capitol as a terrorist attack, something that turns out he's done 17 times before," Cooper said, playing a clip of Cruz calling his own comments "sloppy" and "frankly dumb." On Friday, Cooper accused Cruz of "assuming the position" in a desperate bid for Carlson's forgiveness Stelter predicted a Republican "Tucker Carlson primary" and Keilar said Cruz had "rushed to the misinformation mothership."ĭuring Cooper's monologue about Cruz, CNN's chyron at the bottom of the screen read: "Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?" Reassure us, please, Ted Cruz.Read more Ted Cruz Called 'Coward' For Apologizing to Carlson Over Jan. He concluded: “What the hell’s going on here? You’re making us think, maybe the Republican Party is as worthless as we suspected it was. ![]() Sorry! So why are you telling us it was, Ted Cruz?” It wasn’t an insurrection,” Carlson exclaimed. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack. He’s one of the more articulate people to serve in Congress, maybe the most articulate.”Ĭlaiming Cruz “doesn’t use a single word by accident,” Carlson noted that Cruz is a “lawyer” and “every word” the senator says is “used intentionally.” He then mocked the notion that anyone could rationally think it’s an insurrection when a seditious mob violently storms the seat of government to overthrow an election. “Everyone who’s conservative appreciates Ted Cruz. “Now let’s be honest,” Carlson proclaimed. “What are they busy doing? Repeating the talking points that Merrick Garland wrote for them,” he seethed before airing a clip of Cruz decrying the Jan. The conservative host went on to mention another individual present at the attacks who hasn’t been arrested or charged, wondering aloud why no Republican senator “seems to care” that the person is not on the DOJ’s radar anymore. ![]() Where is that person? Merrick Garland did not mention that.” The pipe bomber was on a phone several times. “That individual was caught on surveillance tape. “He did not mention the pipe bomber,” Carlson declared, referencing the unidentified individual who left explosive devices near the U.S. 6 accountable, Carlson insinuated that the Department of Justice was purposely not pursuing certain suspects involved in the riots. The far-right Fox News star kicked off his show Wednesday night by first taking aim at Attorney General Merrick Garland for calling the Trump-incited riot “an unprecedented attack on the seat of our democracy.” After criticizing the attorney general for vowing to hold those responsible for Jan. 6 riots while suggesting the Capitol attack is a “false flag” orchestrated by federal agents in an effort to “purge” conservative Americans. Those comments did not sit well with Carlson, who has led the charge in downplaying the Jan. “And it is an anniversary of a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol, where we saw the men and women of law enforcement demonstrate incredible courage, incredible bravery, risk their lives for the Capitol.” ![]() “We are approaching a solemn anniversary this week,” Cruz said in a Senate Rules Committee hearing. 6, 2021, drew the wrath of the MAGA faithful on Wednesday when he described the storming of the U.S. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Wednesday for the unforgivable sin of calling the Capitol insurrection a “violent terrorist attack,” accusing the ultra-conservative lawmaker of “repeating the talking points that Merrick Garland has written.”Ĭruz, one of eight GOP senators who objected to the certification of President Joe Biden’s election on Jan. Fox News host Tucker Carlson lambasted Sen. ![]()
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