 Ted Cruz was talking about the January 6th insurrection as the anniversary approached and has now passed And he was accidentally honest for a second with the way that he feels and he learned very quickly that that was a huge No, no, here's what he said in particular. We are approaching a solemn anniversary this week 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 To defend the men and women who serve in this Capitol now if you're wondering why that's controversial. Well, he Unfortunately made the mistake of saying that the January 6 insurrection was a terrorist attack and that is a naughty word You can't use that to talk about the terrorist attack. You have to hold those feelings in even if you believe it's the truth So he was lambasted by a lot of right-wingers and he went on Tucker Carlson's program to beg for forgiveness And basically grovel at his feet and as you're going to see not only did Ted Cruz make a fool of himself But he basically did that for nothing because Tucker Carlson wasn't willing to forgive him because what he did was just that bad So I guess what I mean, there are a lot of dumb people in the Congress. You're not one of them I think you're smarter than I am and you never use words Carelessly And yet you called this a terror attack when by no definition wasn't a terror attack. That's a lie You told that lie on purpose and I'm wondering why you did Well, Tucker, thank you for having me on when you aired your episode last night I sent you a text shortly thereafter and said listen, I'd like to go on because The way I phrased things yesterday. It was sloppy and it was frankly dumb And I don't buy that whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I don't buy that for look I've known you a long time since before you went to the Senate your Supreme Court contender You take words as seriously as any man who's ever served in the Senate and every word you repeated that phrase I do not believe that you use that accidentally and just don't it's so Tucker as a result of my sloppy phrasing It's caused a lot of people to misunderstand what I meant. Let me tell you what I meant to say What I was referring to are are the limited number of people who engaged in violent attacks Against police officers. I think you and I both agree that if you assault a police officer, you should go to jail That's who I was talking about and the reason the phrasing was sloppy is I have talked dozens if not hundreds of times I've drawn a distinction. I wasn't saying that the thousands of peaceful protesters Supporting Donald Trump are somehow terrorist. I wasn't saying the millions of Patriots across the country supporting President Trump are terrorists and that's what a lot of people have misunderstood that Even you wait about what you just said doesn't make sense So if somebody assaults a cop, he should be charged and go to jail. I couldn't agree more. We said that for years But that person's still not a terrorist. How many people have been charged with terrorism on January 6th Like why'd you use that word? You're playing into the other sides Characterization that is Joe Kent just explained allows them to define an entire population as foreign combatants and you know that So why'd you do it? So Tucker? Let me answer you directly that the reason I use that word for a decade I have referred to people who violently assault police officers as terrorists I've done so over and over and over again if you look at all the assaults we've seen across the country I've called that terrorism over and over again that being said Tucker. I agree with you it was a mistake to say that yesterday and the reason is what you just said which is we've now had a year of Democrats in the media twisting words and trying to say that all of us are terrorists trying to say you're a terrorist I'm a terrorist and so look I don't like people who assault cops and and I stand up and defend cops and The reason I use that word is that's the word I've always used for people that violently attack cops But in this context I get why people were angry because we've had a year of the corrupt corporate media and Democrats Claiming anyone who who? Objected to the election fraud and by the way remember what was happening Can I ask hold on you work in this? I just I guess I just don't believe you and I mean that with respect because I have such respect For your acuity and your precision and I've seen it on display. I've covered you as a reporter I know how you speak and You have sat there for a year and watched people use language to distort the events of that day intentionally insurrection Coup of course Insurrection saying it's an insurrection is a political term. It's a lie. I've repeatedly denounced it that was almost Unbearably cringe worthy that much cringe is almost too strong I mean, I want Ted Cruz to be embarrassed don't get me wrong But that much secondhand embarrassment is almost so much that it could potentially rip a hole in the space time continuum So I mean when it comes to cringe There is you know really cringe worthy things and then there's whatever that was that was that was bad That was difficult to watch again, even if it is Ted Cruz now What was incredibly apparent is that Ted Cruz was lying through his teeth He was being incredibly insincere and disingenuous. He wasn't wording it sloppily. He wasn't misspeaking He said what he thought he was being honest with himself and Tucker Carlson saw through it and called him out and I absolutely loathe Tucker Carlson But watching these two imbeciles go head-to-head was really nice to see now. Why is Ted Cruz doing this? It's very clearly embarrassing. Why do this just say we disagree well He's doing this because he wants to run for president again someday. He's admitted this So you can't have any disagreements whatsoever with daddy Trump You have to kiss his ring and go along with 100% of what he says otherwise You're out. Otherwise Donald Trump will go against you and Ted Cruz knows that if he wants even a chance At becoming president one day he has to keep Donald Trump's base satisfied Even if it means embarrassing himself time after time now he demonstrated this further along in the segment where he Made sure everyone knows that he is absolutely still unequivocally and unconditionally loyal to Donald Trump Well while thousands of people were standing up to defend this country on january 6th at that exact moment I was standing on the senate floor objecting to the election results Demanding that we we impaneled election commission to consider evidence of voter fraud And I brought together 11 senators to join me in supporting getting to the bottom of that So of course it would be ridiculous For me to be saying that the people standing up and protesting to follow the law Were somehow terrorist. I was talking about people who commit violence Against cops and you and I both agree if you commit violence against cops, you should go to jail Yeah, but you're not a terrorist You know, you're not you're a guy who came guy was sold to cop Okay, so that's there's there's a there's a legal difference as you well know better than I do since you Were actually in the running for the supreme court and there's a moral difference between a guy, you know The reason I use that word is for a decade. I've used that word for people that violently assault cops Right You already said that and Tucker Carlson told you that he didn't believe the lie that you were telling So then you make up a new lie, but he had his talking points and he couldn't deviate from those talking points Politicians they have these talking points and they will adhere to them As if their lives depended on and even if it's not working for you and that's what Ted Cruz did there But Ted Cruz, I mean he loves making a fool of himself He is a masochist in some ways and I'm not going to king shame him, but jesus christ There's got to be some Limit to somebody's embarrassment. I mean remember back in 2016 Trump literally insulted his wife's appearance And what did Ted Cruz do? He subsequently swallowed his pride And kissed Trump's ring like the good little stooge that he is and after getting cucked by Trump He's now happily getting cucked by Tucker Carlson Ted Cruz will literally grovel at anyone's feet so long as he expects at least a small political payoff And it's just it's disgusting This is why nobody respects Ted Cruz because Ted Cruz doesn't even respect Ted Cruz His own daughter doesn't respect him because she was on tiktok talking shit about him basically We got a lot of new followers because of my father. I was thinking I could like pros and cons because some people were asking I don't know So some of the good things are we get like candy and gifts in the mail and we also get to travel sometimes Um, some of the bad things are I literally have to have security following me everywhere Like if I want to go on a walk through the neighborhood or like to my friend's house or something I have to have like two security guards behind me the entire time Also, a lot of people judge me based upon him at first glance, but I really disagree with most of his views Imagine being such a smarmy fascistic Unlikeable piece of shit that your own child will go on tiktok a public platform that you know people will see And basically say yeah, I don't agree with like anything my dad says. It's so embarrassing I mean the level of disrespect people have for Ted Cruz I would say, you know a normal person somebody else I might feel a little bit of sympathy for them But not for Ted Cruz because Ted Cruz doesn't even respect Ted Cruz Everyone just walks all over him and he loves it because he thinks that this is his way to be successful somehow But I mean it's it's gross Ted Cruz would literally suck Donald Trump's dick on camera and publish it On fucking fox news if he believed that would give him a small chance At becoming president being a little bit more popular a little bit more powerful just to prove his loyalty He'd eat out Donald Trump's dirty pussy just to make sure people know he's loyal to daddy trump no matter what It's embarrassing And this isn't going to be the last time that Ted Cruz embarrasses himself in front of america He's just he's this there's something about Ted Cruz that I just can't even explain He's so gross so detestable that nobody likes Ted Cruz even republicans like john bainer Don't like Ted Cruz. So I just I don't know what to say You'd think that he'd at least try to be more honest more frequently But when you do you get blowback and you know, you can't really be honest if you want to make it In the modern GOP. So you have to lie, but he doesn't in the most smarmy rehearsed Way, it's just everybody hates Ted Cruz and there's a good reason for that I'd argue that if you like Ted Cruz, there's probably something actually wrong with you and I'm not being facetious I mean literally like if you enjoy Ted Cruz's politics and you think he is a good politician and you like him in general In general and you think that he like actually has core beliefs You're a fucking roub. You are a roub if you believe that So, I mean, this is so embarrassing and this is news from like late last week But still I had to talk about it because I cannot talk about how Ted Cruz is so willing to throw himself under a bus Just with the hope that maybe someday it's going to pay off politically He really wants to be president and I mean Is it going to pay off? Maybe I mean America is stupid enough to elect someone like Ted Cruz Even if they don't like him But they get scared into thinking that the democrat that he's running against Wants to turn the country Marxist or some dumb shit So he could win like I'm not going to discount his chances, but jesus christ There's got to be a limit You've got to have some level of dignity As an adult as a human being but he just doesn't have that he has no spine He only cares about one thing and one thing only and that is political power and it's just so fucking gross