Senator Ted Cruz

And one of the things, look, that I love about doing a podcast, if you do a TV or radio interview, both you and I have done a ton of TV or radio interviews, if you've got five or six minutes to discuss an issue, You got to talk about it in a quick little soundbite. You got to talk about it in a sentence or two.

And one of the things, look, that I love about doing a podcast, if you do a TV or radio interview, both you and I have done a ton of TV or radio interviews, if you've got five or six minutes to discuss an issue, You got to talk about it in a quick little soundbite. You got to talk about it in a sentence or two.

This podcast, we can actually talk about issues and don't fall into the mistakes of believing the extremes on either side. My view of this, has Ukraine struggled with corruption? Yes, it has for a long time been one of the most corrupt countries in Europe. There's been endemic corruption throughout the government, throughout the economy. Absolutely, yes. Is Zelensky implicated in that?

This podcast, we can actually talk about issues and don't fall into the mistakes of believing the extremes on either side. My view of this, has Ukraine struggled with corruption? Yes, it has for a long time been one of the most corrupt countries in Europe. There's been endemic corruption throughout the government, throughout the economy. Absolutely, yes. Is Zelensky implicated in that?

This podcast, we can actually talk about issues and don't fall into the mistakes of believing the extremes on either side. My view of this, has Ukraine struggled with corruption? Yes, it has for a long time been one of the most corrupt countries in Europe. There's been endemic corruption throughout the government, throughout the economy. Absolutely, yes. Is Zelensky implicated in that?

I don't know. But given the history of corruption in his country, it's not reasonable to acknowledge there's some reasonable possibility. It's not unreasonable to acknowledge there's some reasonable possibility of that. The United States has also been shoveling hundreds of billions of dollars to this war with no accountability. It's been dragging on forever and people are tired of it.

I don't know. But given the history of corruption in his country, it's not reasonable to acknowledge there's some reasonable possibility. It's not unreasonable to acknowledge there's some reasonable possibility of that. The United States has also been shoveling hundreds of billions of dollars to this war with no accountability. It's been dragging on forever and people are tired of it.

I don't know. But given the history of corruption in his country, it's not reasonable to acknowledge there's some reasonable possibility. It's not unreasonable to acknowledge there's some reasonable possibility of that. The United States has also been shoveling hundreds of billions of dollars to this war with no accountability. It's been dragging on forever and people are tired of it.

People want it to be over. Donald Trump campaigned on we're going to end the war in Ukraine. Enough is enough. We're not sending our money there anymore. That is a mandate that came out of the election. Now, you may not like that. You may not agree with it. But Trump was not hiding that was the outcome he wanted.

People want it to be over. Donald Trump campaigned on we're going to end the war in Ukraine. Enough is enough. We're not sending our money there anymore. That is a mandate that came out of the election. Now, you may not like that. You may not agree with it. But Trump was not hiding that was the outcome he wanted.

People want it to be over. Donald Trump campaigned on we're going to end the war in Ukraine. Enough is enough. We're not sending our money there anymore. That is a mandate that came out of the election. Now, you may not like that. You may not agree with it. But Trump was not hiding that was the outcome he wanted.

Kamala Harris was not hiding the outcome she wanted, which is to pay for the war forever and ever and ever and keep shoveling cash to Ukraine no matter what. But by the way, not enough cash that they win and not cutting off the money to Iran, which is making drones and sending them to Russia that it's using them to kill Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.

Kamala Harris was not hiding the outcome she wanted, which is to pay for the war forever and ever and ever and keep shoveling cash to Ukraine no matter what. But by the way, not enough cash that they win and not cutting off the money to Iran, which is making drones and sending them to Russia that it's using them to kill Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.

Kamala Harris was not hiding the outcome she wanted, which is to pay for the war forever and ever and ever and keep shoveling cash to Ukraine no matter what. But by the way, not enough cash that they win and not cutting off the money to Iran, which is making drones and sending them to Russia that it's using them to kill Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.

So fund both sides in perpetuity to keep the war machine going. That was Kamala's position. The voters voted for Trump. That mandate means something. But but but I will say, if you look at the aftermath of the Zelensky Oval Office meeting, it was a disastrous meeting for Ukraine. I actually think because Zelensky's performance was so bad. It was not a good meeting for America.

So fund both sides in perpetuity to keep the war machine going. That was Kamala's position. The voters voted for Trump. That mandate means something. But but but I will say, if you look at the aftermath of the Zelensky Oval Office meeting, it was a disastrous meeting for Ukraine. I actually think because Zelensky's performance was so bad. It was not a good meeting for America.

So fund both sides in perpetuity to keep the war machine going. That was Kamala's position. The voters voted for Trump. That mandate means something. But but but I will say, if you look at the aftermath of the Zelensky Oval Office meeting, it was a disastrous meeting for Ukraine. I actually think because Zelensky's performance was so bad. It was not a good meeting for America.

Zelensky did harm to America, too. Why? Because who was happiest in the world about that meeting? And the answer is Vladimir Putin. I think Putin was laughing his ass off as he watched that because Zelensky was such a jerk. That he did real damage to Ukraine. And the consequence of Zelensky's behavior is it benefits Russia. And benefiting Russia is not good for America.

Zelensky did harm to America, too. Why? Because who was happiest in the world about that meeting? And the answer is Vladimir Putin. I think Putin was laughing his ass off as he watched that because Zelensky was such a jerk. That he did real damage to Ukraine. And the consequence of Zelensky's behavior is it benefits Russia. And benefiting Russia is not good for America.

Zelensky did harm to America, too. Why? Because who was happiest in the world about that meeting? And the answer is Vladimir Putin. I think Putin was laughing his ass off as he watched that because Zelensky was such a jerk. That he did real damage to Ukraine. And the consequence of Zelensky's behavior is it benefits Russia. And benefiting Russia is not good for America.