It's About To Go Down - Ted Cruz Rocks DC With Announcement

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You know when you're a Republican and you do media appearances, things always get hectic

because you know the media is trying to trap you, they're trying to catch you, they're trying to use gotcha questions, right, to paint you into a corner

This is what they do. It's how they get paid. It's how they make their living

This is what the media does. The media, in a lot of respects, most of the mainstream media in my opinion, is an arm

of the Democrat National Committee, the propaganda arm. Well, Ted Cruz appeared with Kaitlyn Collins who, believe it or not, started her career

working for a conservative organization but has been anything but conservative during

her time and tenure at CNN. So he appears on The Source with Kaitlyn Collins and she tries to badger him about accepting

the results of the 2024 election as if it's a foregone conclusion that Joe Biden is going

to win it. And you have to keep in mind that Democrats have a long storied history of not accepting

election results and challenging election results in Congress. We can go back, I think it was, you know, to Reagan with Democrats challenging election results

So this goes back decades. Republicans do it and it's the end of democracy

So she tries to corner Ted Cruz at this question and well, it didn't go as planned

Let's take a look. You were the first senator to object to the vote

In 2024, will you certify the election results? Do you plan to object or will you accept the results regardless of who wins the election

So Kaitlyn, I got to say, I think that's actually a ridiculous question

It's a yes or no question. No, it's not. Let me explain why it's a ridiculous question

It's not a question. You've ever asked a Democrat that? Of course. What Democrat

But what Democrats? Hold on a second. What Democrats challenge it? What Democrats

I know, I know. I've been down this road many times. No Democrat

You cannot compare the two situations. We have talked about that. We've seen the audio of that when they protested on the Senate floor

But hold on a second. But have they ever, has you ever had a sitting president who refused to facilitate the peaceful

transition of power, refused to acknowledge that his successor won the presidency

So A, we did have a peaceful transfer of power. I was there on January 20th

I was there on the swearing-in. Barely. B, if you look at in 2000 Democrats went to the Senate, or 2001, Democrats went to the

Senate floor and objected to George W. Bush. In 2004- And what did the president do

In 2016 Democrats went and objected to Donald Trump. And so- And what happened in 2016

Because I remember a guy named Joe Biden was vice president, and he went to the Senate

floor and certified the votes. So do you want- Am I wrong

So you're asking, will you promise no matter what to agree an election is illegitimate

regardless of what happens? And that would be an absurd thing to claim

Like we have an entire election law system that people challenge elections, elections

get overturned, voter fraud gets proven. That happens all the time. And the media engages in this weird game post Donald Trump that you insist no voter fraud

has ever existed. Why does every state have laws in place to challenge voter fraud if it occurs

Why do you have election challenges? The media doesn't- This isn't a game. There was no widespread voter fraud

It is a game. You only ask Republicans that. You ask- Because it was Republicans who tried to block the transition of power

You have to acknowledge that. We've never seen it on a scale of what happened in 2020, and we've never seen the president refuse

He wouldn't even let Joe Biden get classified briefings at the beginning. I recall that

So my question for you again, free and fair election, will you accept the results regardless

of who wins? Look, if the Democrats win, I will accept the result, but I'm not going to ignore fraud

regardless of what happens. But was there fraud in 2020? Of course there was fraud in 2020. No, there wasn't, and you still objected

Oh, you know for a fact there was zero voter fraud. Really

What's your basis for that? Show me your evidence. We've spoken with Governor Kemp. They did three hand recounts in the state of Georgia

The director of CISA said that it was the safest, most legitimate election in United

States history. But you're saying zero voter fraud occurred. That's what you just said. These are

Nothing that would have changed the outcome of that election. Okay, but that's a different statement. No, it's not, because it wouldn't have changed- Yes, it is

You said there was no voter fraud. There was no voter fraud that would have changed the outcome of the election, and you know that, Senator

So what I know is that what I stood on the Senate floor and objected, what I called for

I'll tell you, I wrestled with what to do in that circumstance. The reason I wrestled with it is because I think there was significant voter fraud in 2020

You wanted the 10-day commission, I know. But was there voter fraud that would have changed the outcome of the election? But do you know why I wanted a 10-day commission

Because I tried to look, I'm a Supreme Court litigator, I argue cases in front of the Supreme Court

I know. I tried to look through history and precedent, and the best precedent I could find was the

election of 1876. 1876 was between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden

What happened there, there were serious allegations of voter fraud, and Congress didn't throw

its hands up and say, you know what? CNN demanded that I accept the results no matter what, so ignore the fraud, I gotta go

It's not- But hold on, what did Congress do in 18- It's the President of the United States. How did the President

What did Congress do in 1876? How did the President handle it? What did Congress do in 1876? Senator, I have to know, you can't answer yes or no to this question

I'm asking a question. I'm asking a question. What did Congress do in 1876? You can't answer yes or no to this question. Republicans

Can you answer my question? Why are you refusing to answer my question? I'm conducting the interview with all due respect, Senator

And let me ask you, Republicans have twisted themselves in knots. It's just a yes or no question

I'm not twisting myself, I'm answering your question. You just don't like my answer. And what's your answer? Is it yes or is it no

So in 1876, what Congress did is it appointed an election commission

It consisted of 15 people, five House members, five senators, five Supreme Court justices

The election commission was charged with studying the evidence and making a determination of

what voter fraud occurred and that determined the winner. And what I called for in 2020 was to do the same thing, appoint an election commission

and 11 senators joined me. Senator, with all due respect, after it had been thrown out of many courts, after the

attorney general Bill Barr- Why was it thrown out? Because there was no basis for those court cases

So that's actually not- Senator, with all due respect- Okay, you asked me a question. Do you want me to answer it

And you didn't answer the question. Yes, I did. Dozens of court cases were thrown out. Hold on a second

The attorney general said there was no widespread fraud. You're not clearly answering the question. I want to thank you for that. What question am I not answering

I'm answering every question. I think the country would have been a lot better off with a determination of what evidence

of voter fraud occurred. And instead, the media didn't want to hear it and insist voter fraud never occurs

You ought to go back and look at the Carter-Maker Commission. Wasn't the media, it was the attorney general and my question was about 2024

It was the media. It was CNN that relentlessly pushed- My question was about 2024, Senator

Relentlessly pushed that propaganda. And by the way, never holds- What propaganda

That there was no widespread fraud in the election? That voter fraud doesn't exist and anyone who says it does is wearing a tinfoil hat

That is propaganda. And by the way, you never asked Hillary Clinton this

You never asked Stacey Abrams this. You never asked Al Gore this. With all due respect, Senator- And every one of them

With all due respect, Senator- Said the Republicans who won were illegitimate. I haven't had any of them on my show

We'll talk to them. But I don't remember there being a president who was refusing to turn over the transition

of power and facilitate it. And Trump didn't either. Joe Biden became president. My question was about 2024

You did not answer it. But thank you for coming on the show. Let me say a final point for you. You said they haven't come

Thank you very much, Senator Ted Cruz. I think you ought to come to your show. Senator Ted Cruz, no answer to that question

Thank you very much. Much more on that interview and what we touched on