Senator Ted Cruz

Look, it is I tweeted today leftism is a mental disease. And I don't think that is an overstatement. And let me underscore again, nobody that I know of on the right is calling for violence against the other side. I would strongly oppose and I do strongly oppose violence against the other side. I'll denounce them. But violence is wrong. And what they are doing it. And let me ask you something.

Look, it is I tweeted today leftism is a mental disease. And I don't think that is an overstatement. And let me underscore again, nobody that I know of on the right is calling for violence against the other side. I would strongly oppose and I do strongly oppose violence against the other side. I'll denounce them. But violence is wrong. And what they are doing it. And let me ask you something.

Have you heard a single Democrat? Have you heard one denounce the domestic terrorism against Tesla dealerships, against the cars, the firebombings? Have you heard even one?

Have you heard a single Democrat? Have you heard one denounce the domestic terrorism against Tesla dealerships, against the cars, the firebombings? Have you heard even one?

Have you heard a single Democrat? Have you heard one denounce the domestic terrorism against Tesla dealerships, against the cars, the firebombings? Have you heard even one?

Has Kamala Harris said anything about it? Has Joe Biden said anything about it? Has Tim Walz said anything about it? Yes, he celebrated it. How about Nancy Pelosi? How about Akeem Jeffries? How about Chuck Schumer? They're either silent or cheering.

Has Kamala Harris said anything about it? Has Joe Biden said anything about it? Has Tim Walz said anything about it? Yes, he celebrated it. How about Nancy Pelosi? How about Akeem Jeffries? How about Chuck Schumer? They're either silent or cheering.

Has Kamala Harris said anything about it? Has Joe Biden said anything about it? Has Tim Walz said anything about it? Yes, he celebrated it. How about Nancy Pelosi? How about Akeem Jeffries? How about Chuck Schumer? They're either silent or cheering.

Well, that's right. So on Thursday, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the Department of Education to be abolished and calling for the money and the authority to be sent back to the states and sent back to the local districts. Now...

Well, that's right. So on Thursday, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the Department of Education to be abolished and calling for the money and the authority to be sent back to the states and sent back to the local districts. Now...

Well, that's right. So on Thursday, President Trump issued an executive order calling for the Department of Education to be abolished and calling for the money and the authority to be sent back to the states and sent back to the local districts. Now...

The corrupt corporate media being what it is, whenever you hear the words abolish the Department of Education, what they transmute that into is abolish education. And they try to say that means that Republicans are opposed to education. It's exactly the opposite. And I just pose a simple question. Where do you want the money going?

The corrupt corporate media being what it is, whenever you hear the words abolish the Department of Education, what they transmute that into is abolish education. And they try to say that means that Republicans are opposed to education. It's exactly the opposite. And I just pose a simple question. Where do you want the money going?

The corrupt corporate media being what it is, whenever you hear the words abolish the Department of Education, what they transmute that into is abolish education. And they try to say that means that Republicans are opposed to education. It's exactly the opposite. And I just pose a simple question. Where do you want the money going?

Do you want the money going to parents and kids and teachers to have excellent education? Or do you want the money going to woke radical bureaucrats in Washington who are putting red tape and strangling our schools and our education? That's the choice because the Department of Education, there ain't nobody at the Federal Department of Education that is teaching your kids.

Do you want the money going to parents and kids and teachers to have excellent education? Or do you want the money going to woke radical bureaucrats in Washington who are putting red tape and strangling our schools and our education? That's the choice because the Department of Education, there ain't nobody at the Federal Department of Education that is teaching your kids.

Do you want the money going to parents and kids and teachers to have excellent education? Or do you want the money going to woke radical bureaucrats in Washington who are putting red tape and strangling our schools and our education? That's the choice because the Department of Education, there ain't nobody at the Federal Department of Education that is teaching your kids.

There ain't nobody that is in Mrs. Smith's sixth grade class that is teaching reading or writing arithmetic. But what there are is a bunch of bureaucrats that are putting paperwork in place, that are putting burdens in place. And it is, particularly under Joe Biden, the Department of Education was weaponized. It was weaponized to push an extreme woke agenda. It was weaponized to push DEI.

There ain't nobody that is in Mrs. Smith's sixth grade class that is teaching reading or writing arithmetic. But what there are is a bunch of bureaucrats that are putting paperwork in place, that are putting burdens in place. And it is, particularly under Joe Biden, the Department of Education was weaponized. It was weaponized to push an extreme woke agenda. It was weaponized to push DEI.

There ain't nobody that is in Mrs. Smith's sixth grade class that is teaching reading or writing arithmetic. But what there are is a bunch of bureaucrats that are putting paperwork in place, that are putting burdens in place. And it is, particularly under Joe Biden, the Department of Education was weaponized. It was weaponized to push an extreme woke agenda. It was weaponized to push DEI.