Cruz, who finished second to Trump in the 2016 primary, has positioned himself as Trump’s successor.īut murmurs of a potential Carlson 2024 bid have grown louder in recent months, and if Thursday’s interview was any indication, the GOP belongs more to Carlson than Cruz.
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All of it was orchestrated so that the full force of federal law enforcement could be unleashed against Trump supporters, marking them as enemies of the state.’”Ĭarlson’s interview with Cruz was also possibly a preview of a future, post-Trump Republican Party. To the extent there was violence, it was stirred up by members of the government and left-wing agitators. Nicole Hemmer, author of “Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics,” described the documentary as “an overarching fantasy about the insurrection that goes like this: ‘It was not an insurrection. And I mean that with respect.”Ĭarlson’s essential message, as conveyed during “Patriot Purge” and numerous prime-time shows before and since, was remarkably dangerous. “It was a mistake to say that yesterday, and the reason is what you just said, which is we have now had a year of Democrats and the media twisting words and trying to say that all of us are terrorists trying to say you are a terrorist, I am a terrorist.”Ĭarlson remained steadfast in his disapproval and near the end of the interview said, “I guess I just don’t believe you. “That being said, Tucker, I agree with you,” Cruz said. 6? Why did you use that word?! You’re playing into the other side’s characterization.”Ĭruz defended himself, saying that over the last decade, he’s called people who violently assault cops “terrorists” and reminded Carlson that he was among those Republicans who objected to the results of the 2020 election. How many people have been charged with terrorism on Jan. But that person is still not a terrorist. “So if somebody assaults cops, he should be charged and go to jail. “But wait a second, hold on, what you just said doesn’t make sense,” he shot back. I wasn’t saying the millions of patriots across the country supporting Trump are terrorists.”Ĭarlson wasn’t buying this explanation either. I wasn’t saying the thousands of peaceful protesters supporting Donald Trump are somehow terrorists. “I think you and I both agree that if you assault a police officer, you should go to jail. “What I was referring to are the limited number of people who engaged in violent attacks against police officers,” Cruz said. The servile senator, perhaps knowing he lost this round, pivoted to a different explanation for his remarks. His use of the phrase could hardly be described as off-the-cuff. I don’t buy that.”Ĭarlson explained that he thinks Cruz, an Ivy League-educated lawyer whose name was floated as a possible Supreme Court nominee, isn’t someone who is reckless with words - a reasonable argument considering Cruz has referred to the Capitol riot as a “terrorist attack” on multiple occasions over the last year. “I don’t buy that!” Carlson exclaimed, cutting Cruz off. 6 revisionism has become Republican orthodoxy - a line in the sand that officials dare not cross. The interview was a demonstration not only of Carlson’s power over the GOP, but of how Jan.
6 - culminating with Carlson lashing out at the senator during primetime on Wednesday evening.Īn obsequious Cruz appeared on Carlson’s show Thursday to smooth things over - an astonishing setup, in which one of the most high-profile elected Republicans in the country flogged himself before a cable news host. His remarks set off fierce backlash in the MAGAverse - which has grown increasingly hostile to criticism of Jan. The saga started the day before, on the eve of the anniversary of the riot, when Cruz referred to the historic insurrection attempt as a “violent terrorist attack” during a speech on the Senate floor.
The one-time presidential candidate debased himself in front of millions of conservative viewers, attempting to atone for daring to criticize the MAGA rioters, but a prickly Carlson refused to accept his apology. His sin: intimating that some of the people who stormed the U.S. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) begged Tucker Carlson for forgiveness on Thursday.
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