Senator Ted Cruz

Look, he thinks he's George Washington, he thinks he's Winston Churchill, he thinks he is larger than life, and everyone around him, and particularly Donald Trump, are just beneath him. And that arrogance and condescension

Look, he thinks he's George Washington, he thinks he's Winston Churchill, he thinks he is larger than life, and everyone around him, and particularly Donald Trump, are just beneath him. And that arrogance and condescension

came out and and it really is i i think it's it's the danger of believing your own pr like believing your own bs listen i've met zielinski multiple times um you know people ask me all right is is the guy totally and utterly corrupt and look i want to urge our verdict listeners there is a danger in in talking about ukraine and foreign policy to fall into extremes

came out and and it really is i i think it's it's the danger of believing your own pr like believing your own bs listen i've met zielinski multiple times um you know people ask me all right is is the guy totally and utterly corrupt and look i want to urge our verdict listeners there is a danger in in talking about ukraine and foreign policy to fall into extremes

came out and and it really is i i think it's it's the danger of believing your own pr like believing your own bs listen i've met zielinski multiple times um you know people ask me all right is is the guy totally and utterly corrupt and look i want to urge our verdict listeners there is a danger in in talking about ukraine and foreign policy to fall into extremes

And to say either, Zelensky is a glorious hero defending liberty and everyone with morality will stand against him, against the worst scourge humanity has ever seen, Vladimir Putin. That's one view. I don't think that view is right. There is another view, which if you spend your time on Twitter, you could see as the sort of countervailing view. which is Zelensky is a corrupt, evil autocrat.

And to say either, Zelensky is a glorious hero defending liberty and everyone with morality will stand against him, against the worst scourge humanity has ever seen, Vladimir Putin. That's one view. I don't think that view is right. There is another view, which if you spend your time on Twitter, you could see as the sort of countervailing view. which is Zelensky is a corrupt, evil autocrat.

And to say either, Zelensky is a glorious hero defending liberty and everyone with morality will stand against him, against the worst scourge humanity has ever seen, Vladimir Putin. That's one view. I don't think that view is right. There is another view, which if you spend your time on Twitter, you could see as the sort of countervailing view. which is Zelensky is a corrupt, evil autocrat.

He's a Nazi. He's a terrible human being. He started the war against Russia. And Vladimir Putin is a misunderstood, kind soul who we just need to embrace because he's a giant teddy bear and we need to love. unsurprisingly, that view isn't right either.

He's a Nazi. He's a terrible human being. He started the war against Russia. And Vladimir Putin is a misunderstood, kind soul who we just need to embrace because he's a giant teddy bear and we need to love. unsurprisingly, that view isn't right either.

He's a Nazi. He's a terrible human being. He started the war against Russia. And Vladimir Putin is a misunderstood, kind soul who we just need to embrace because he's a giant teddy bear and we need to love. unsurprisingly, that view isn't right either.

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.

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.