Senator Ted Cruz
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And I got to say to Democrats, this is treated as as an entitlement that they are owed this. And to see people freaking out. Well, if we have to go to work, that that makes it very hard to figure out child care. Well, guess what? That's called work. Yeah, it is hard to figure out child care. That's real. Look, every parent who has a job has to figure out child care.
Why do federal employees get to stay at home in their pajamas and bunny slippers? When everyone else has to go to work and it I think these two are intertwined that this this expectation I am entitled to a federal paycheck for the rest of my life. I don't have to produce anything. I don't have to ever go to the office. And I can do my job simply by diverting funds to radical left wing groups.
Why do federal employees get to stay at home in their pajamas and bunny slippers? When everyone else has to go to work and it I think these two are intertwined that this this expectation I am entitled to a federal paycheck for the rest of my life. I don't have to produce anything. I don't have to ever go to the office. And I can do my job simply by diverting funds to radical left wing groups.
Why do federal employees get to stay at home in their pajamas and bunny slippers? When everyone else has to go to work and it I think these two are intertwined that this this expectation I am entitled to a federal paycheck for the rest of my life. I don't have to produce anything. I don't have to ever go to the office. And I can do my job simply by diverting funds to radical left wing groups.
All of this is intertwined. It is the politicization of government. It is the lack of respect for. For the taxpayers, the lack of respect. Look, this is intertwined. We've talked about this as well with how Joe Biden behaved the last three months of his presidency after the election. I have never in my life seen a president behave like Joe Biden did because he behaved with absolute contempt.
All of this is intertwined. It is the politicization of government. It is the lack of respect for. For the taxpayers, the lack of respect. Look, this is intertwined. We've talked about this as well with how Joe Biden behaved the last three months of his presidency after the election. I have never in my life seen a president behave like Joe Biden did because he behaved with absolute contempt.
All of this is intertwined. It is the politicization of government. It is the lack of respect for. For the taxpayers, the lack of respect. Look, this is intertwined. We've talked about this as well with how Joe Biden behaved the last three months of his presidency after the election. I have never in my life seen a president behave like Joe Biden did because he behaved with absolute contempt.
He spent three months trying to do everything he could to stop Donald Trump from delivering on the promises that he made to the American people that the voters said overwhelmingly we want. Most presidents, when they leave, when they lose, they're like, OK, fine. All right. The next guys are coming in. We're going to transition over. The voters have spoken.
He spent three months trying to do everything he could to stop Donald Trump from delivering on the promises that he made to the American people that the voters said overwhelmingly we want. Most presidents, when they leave, when they lose, they're like, OK, fine. All right. The next guys are coming in. We're going to transition over. The voters have spoken.
He spent three months trying to do everything he could to stop Donald Trump from delivering on the promises that he made to the American people that the voters said overwhelmingly we want. Most presidents, when they leave, when they lose, they're like, OK, fine. All right. The next guys are coming in. We're going to transition over. The voters have spoken.
You know, I may not like what the voters say. I was on the other side. You know, if your side loses. But but but the absolute arrogance, the the lack of regard for the voters and the taxpayers, it is also intertwined. Name a Democrat, an elected Democrat. who has said once, thank God Doge is pointing out all of this waste, fraud and abuse.
You know, I may not like what the voters say. I was on the other side. You know, if your side loses. But but but the absolute arrogance, the the lack of regard for the voters and the taxpayers, it is also intertwined. Name a Democrat, an elected Democrat. who has said once, thank God Doge is pointing out all of this waste, fraud and abuse.
You know, I may not like what the voters say. I was on the other side. You know, if your side loses. But but but the absolute arrogance, the the lack of regard for the voters and the taxpayers, it is also intertwined. Name a Democrat, an elected Democrat. who has said once, thank God Doge is pointing out all of this waste, fraud and abuse.
Thank God we have stopped sending millions of dollars for transgender surgeries in Guatemala. I haven't heard a single Democrat, not one of them. And it's because they don't think they owe anything to the taxpayers or the voters. For them, it's about power. It's not about honoring the commitment you made to the men and women who elected you.
Thank God we have stopped sending millions of dollars for transgender surgeries in Guatemala. I haven't heard a single Democrat, not one of them. And it's because they don't think they owe anything to the taxpayers or the voters. For them, it's about power. It's not about honoring the commitment you made to the men and women who elected you.
Thank God we have stopped sending millions of dollars for transgender surgeries in Guatemala. I haven't heard a single Democrat, not one of them. And it's because they don't think they owe anything to the taxpayers or the voters. For them, it's about power. It's not about honoring the commitment you made to the men and women who elected you.
Yeah, look, of course. And so there were... natural places where employees were told, don't respond to this email. For example, Kash Patel told FBI agents, don't respond to this email. Run through your management to respond to this email. Why? Because when you're dealing with classified and confidential law enforcement, there are national security and intelligence agencies
Yeah, look, of course. And so there were... natural places where employees were told, don't respond to this email. For example, Kash Patel told FBI agents, don't respond to this email. Run through your management to respond to this email. Why? Because when you're dealing with classified and confidential law enforcement, there are national security and intelligence agencies
Yeah, look, of course. And so there were... natural places where employees were told, don't respond to this email. For example, Kash Patel told FBI agents, don't respond to this email. Run through your management to respond to this email. Why? Because when you're dealing with classified and confidential law enforcement, there are national security and intelligence agencies
operations where you can't have this kind of report going and going through non-classified channels so of course that's the case but but if you're a run-of-the-mill employee in the federal in a federal agency those constraints are not there and and those employees are are obligated to to respond