'How very sad': Ted Cruz pilloried for saying January 6th hearings are 'idiocy' and 'designed to be theater'
United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) claimed on Thursday that this evening's premier hearing revealing the findings of the House of Representatives' Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is nothing but a political ruse orchestrated by the "idiocy" of the progressive left.
The bipartisan panel, which was established last summer, has interviewed a thousand witnesses who provided documents as well as thousands of hours of eyewitness testimony to what went on before, during, and after the violent insurgency that left five people dead and American democracy on the brink of collapse. Hundreds of individuals who participated in the riot have been arrested and charged with crimes.
Cruz, however, believes the commission, its discoveries, and the six scheduled public hearings are a sham.
"Listen, I gotta say, I think your comment is really unfair to clowns. It's not right to blame clowns for the idiocy of [House Speaker Nancy] Pelosi [D-California] and the Democrats," Cruz stewed on Newsmax, a conservative media outlet.
"And this is theater. It's designed to be theater, right down to they brought in a Hollywood producer. This is – it's not unlike watching the Democratic National Convention, which is a slick, propaganda machine. You know, I don't want the DNC convention because I don't believe in the ideas they're pushing," Cruz continued. "That's what this hearing is going to be and it is sadly going to have the warm and enthusiastic embrace of the corrupt corporate media. You know, The New York Times just observed that this hearing 'is a chance for Democrats to change the midterm narrative.' Well, for once, The New York Times accidentally reported the truth, cuz they admitted this is all about politics. This is a campaign ad."
Watch below:
\u201cThe January 6th Committee hearings are all political theater.\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
Social media blowback was harsh.
\u201c@SenTedCruz Guilty people typically don\u2019t like investigations\u2026 and we already know some of the part you played. I\u2019m interested to find out what you did that we don\u2019t know about yet.\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz So what was the January 6th incident? Do you not think it was serious?\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz How very sad that a representative of the people is not in favor of an investigation of an attack on our Capitol and democracy\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz Says one of the main defendant's.\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz Somebody sounds a Liddle\u2019 nervous.\n\nNo margaritas in prison, big guy.\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz Republicans sure sound like they are not freaking out today\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz \ud83d\uded1LET\u2019S CHECK\ud83d\uded1: At this point is very difficult to believe anything you say. So, will check this & get back to you shortly.\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz Hey Rafael, we appreciate your opinion but everybody should watch tonight and make up their own mind\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz Benghazi was political theater. So were Judge KJB's confirmation hearings. I'm watching @January6thCmte hearings. All of them, every minute of them.\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz https://t.co/uscTxmqb2R\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
\u201c@SenTedCruz\u201d— Senator Ted Cruz (@Senator Ted Cruz) 1654804651
