Senator Ted Cruz
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compromised more than the FBI has. Actually, the CDC may be rivaling it. Fauci may have done as much damage to the credibility and respect of government health sciences as James Comey and Christopher Wray did to the FBI, but both institutions are sorely in need of reform. I think Kash Patel is going to come in and do that. And I got to say, Dan Bongino, he's a good friend of mine.
compromised more than the FBI has. Actually, the CDC may be rivaling it. Fauci may have done as much damage to the credibility and respect of government health sciences as James Comey and Christopher Wray did to the FBI, but both institutions are sorely in need of reform. I think Kash Patel is going to come in and do that. And I got to say, Dan Bongino, he's a good friend of mine.
He's a good friend of yours. He is a strong conservative. He is a reformer. And that combination of Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, I think is going to be really potent. to bring the FBI back to its core mission. And its core mission is stopping bad guys. It's stopping violent crime. It's catching the very worst criminals. It's stopping terrorism. It's putting terrorists in jail.
He's a good friend of yours. He is a strong conservative. He is a reformer. And that combination of Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, I think is going to be really potent. to bring the FBI back to its core mission. And its core mission is stopping bad guys. It's stopping violent crime. It's catching the very worst criminals. It's stopping terrorism. It's putting terrorists in jail.
He's a good friend of yours. He is a strong conservative. He is a reformer. And that combination of Kash Patel and Dan Bongino, I think is going to be really potent. to bring the FBI back to its core mission. And its core mission is stopping bad guys. It's stopping violent crime. It's catching the very worst criminals. It's stopping terrorism. It's putting terrorists in jail.
It's keeping America safe. It's not... being a politically woke enforcer for left-wing ideology, or for that matter, for right-wing ideology. I don't expect the FBI to suddenly be a right-wing enforcer. I want the FBI to lock up murderers, and to be clear, I want them to lock up murderers, whether they're Republicans or Democrats.
It's keeping America safe. It's not... being a politically woke enforcer for left-wing ideology, or for that matter, for right-wing ideology. I don't expect the FBI to suddenly be a right-wing enforcer. I want the FBI to lock up murderers, and to be clear, I want them to lock up murderers, whether they're Republicans or Democrats.
It's keeping America safe. It's not... being a politically woke enforcer for left-wing ideology, or for that matter, for right-wing ideology. I don't expect the FBI to suddenly be a right-wing enforcer. I want the FBI to lock up murderers, and to be clear, I want them to lock up murderers, whether they're Republicans or Democrats.
I don't care if you're killing people, if you're raping women, if you're hurting kids, if you're human trafficking, if you're drug trafficking, if you're a terrorist. I want the FBI to go after you and lock you up. And that's what their core mission is. And I'm very confident that Kash Patel and Dan Bongino with Pam Bondi as attorney general, that they're going to bring the FBI right back to that.
I don't care if you're killing people, if you're raping women, if you're hurting kids, if you're human trafficking, if you're drug trafficking, if you're a terrorist. I want the FBI to go after you and lock you up. And that's what their core mission is. And I'm very confident that Kash Patel and Dan Bongino with Pam Bondi as attorney general, that they're going to bring the FBI right back to that.
I don't care if you're killing people, if you're raping women, if you're hurting kids, if you're human trafficking, if you're drug trafficking, if you're a terrorist. I want the FBI to go after you and lock you up. And that's what their core mission is. And I'm very confident that Kash Patel and Dan Bongino with Pam Bondi as attorney general, that they're going to bring the FBI right back to that.
Yeah, look, I think the Republicans in the Senate and the Republicans in the House are aware that we've got an historic mandate from the election in November, and we've got an obligation to deliver on our promises. We can't screw around. Failure is not an option, and I do think that is something in both the House and Senate that Republicans get.
Yeah, look, I think the Republicans in the Senate and the Republicans in the House are aware that we've got an historic mandate from the election in November, and we've got an obligation to deliver on our promises. We can't screw around. Failure is not an option, and I do think that is something in both the House and Senate that Republicans get.
Yeah, look, I think the Republicans in the Senate and the Republicans in the House are aware that we've got an historic mandate from the election in November, and we've got an obligation to deliver on our promises. We can't screw around. Failure is not an option, and I do think that is something in both the House and Senate that Republicans get.
I'll tell you, when it comes to confirmations, we are moving at the fastest pace in 25 years. We're moving at a much faster pace than cabinet nominees were confirmed under Biden or in the first Trump term. I predicted on this podcast that all of President Trump's cabinet nominees would be confirmed, and that's been the path. That's been the ones they went after. They went after Pete Hegseth.
I'll tell you, when it comes to confirmations, we are moving at the fastest pace in 25 years. We're moving at a much faster pace than cabinet nominees were confirmed under Biden or in the first Trump term. I predicted on this podcast that all of President Trump's cabinet nominees would be confirmed, and that's been the path. That's been the ones they went after. They went after Pete Hegseth.
I'll tell you, when it comes to confirmations, we are moving at the fastest pace in 25 years. We're moving at a much faster pace than cabinet nominees were confirmed under Biden or in the first Trump term. I predicted on this podcast that all of President Trump's cabinet nominees would be confirmed, and that's been the path. That's been the ones they went after. They went after Pete Hegseth.
Hegseth was confirmed. They went after Tulsi Gabbard. Tulsi was confirmed. They went after Bobby Kennedy. Bobby was confirmed. And so other than Matt Gaetz, who withdrew very early, and Gaetz would have faced a very rocky path,
Hegseth was confirmed. They went after Tulsi Gabbard. Tulsi was confirmed. They went after Bobby Kennedy. Bobby was confirmed. And so other than Matt Gaetz, who withdrew very early, and Gaetz would have faced a very rocky path,
Hegseth was confirmed. They went after Tulsi Gabbard. Tulsi was confirmed. They went after Bobby Kennedy. Bobby was confirmed. And so other than Matt Gaetz, who withdrew very early, and Gaetz would have faced a very rocky path,