Texas Republicans Respond to Capitol Protests
I was asked this morning, by a CBS News affiliate, to respond to the following:
“The Texas Democratic Party is calling for Senator Cruz to step down due to his opposition to certifying the election.”
Here’s my response:
“The Texas Democrat Party is delusional. No one called for Congressional Democrats to step down in their previous opposition to certifying elections or for peddling the absurdity of impeachment and President Trump being a Russian agent. Does the Texas Democrat Party call for Rep. Eric Swalwell to be removed from the House Intelligence Committee? This deranged assertion is why the Texas Democrat Party was resoundingly defeated in the Lone Star State, and will continue to be.”
Ted Cruz’ response when Alexandria Ocasio Cortez told him to resign
Ocasio-Cortes “Sen. Cruz, you must accept responsibility for how your craven, self-serving actions contributed to the deaths of four people yesterday. And how you fundraised off this riot.:
Cruz: “Leading a debate in the Senate on ensuring election integrity is doing our jobs, and it’s in no way responsible for the despicable terrorists who attacked the Capitol yesterday. And sorry, I ain’t going anywhere. When you and your socialist buddies…