Senator Ted Cruz

I will say at the time, there was a fairly amusing meme that went around. I remember. That it was Zelensky trying to explain what happened. He said, I'd planned to wear a suit and tie, but then an official from the Biden administration stole my luggage.

And if you remember this odd transgender official in the Biden administration who was arrested for going to airports and stealing strangers' luggage. Yeah. It was weird. Stealing women's clothes. Well, there is that. But this, the arrogance that Zelensky brought to this, and I actually want to credit Trump. Trump doesn't get mad in this exchange. He could get angry, but he doesn't.

And if you remember this odd transgender official in the Biden administration who was arrested for going to airports and stealing strangers' luggage. Yeah. It was weird. Stealing women's clothes. Well, there is that. But this, the arrogance that Zelensky brought to this, and I actually want to credit Trump. Trump doesn't get mad in this exchange. He could get angry, but he doesn't.

And if you remember this odd transgender official in the Biden administration who was arrested for going to airports and stealing strangers' luggage. Yeah. It was weird. Stealing women's clothes. Well, there is that. But this, the arrogance that Zelensky brought to this, and I actually want to credit Trump. Trump doesn't get mad in this exchange. He could get angry, but he doesn't.

But it's just... astonishing. You know, yesterday I met with the foreign minister of the European Union.

But it's just... astonishing. You know, yesterday I met with the foreign minister of the European Union.

But it's just... astonishing. You know, yesterday I met with the foreign minister of the European Union.

So the number three official in the European Union, the former prime minister of Estonia, she came to my office. We spent about an hour talking about Ukraine and Russia and what's happening in Europe. And she was expressing concerns. And I said, look, Number one, this war was unnecessary. It was caused by Joe Biden's weakness. It was caused by his unwillingness to stand and be strong.

So the number three official in the European Union, the former prime minister of Estonia, she came to my office. We spent about an hour talking about Ukraine and Russia and what's happening in Europe. And she was expressing concerns. And I said, look, Number one, this war was unnecessary. It was caused by Joe Biden's weakness. It was caused by his unwillingness to stand and be strong.

So the number three official in the European Union, the former prime minister of Estonia, she came to my office. We spent about an hour talking about Ukraine and Russia and what's happening in Europe. And she was expressing concerns. And I said, look, Number one, this war was unnecessary. It was caused by Joe Biden's weakness. It was caused by his unwillingness to stand and be strong.

His weakness caused this war. And in particular, Joe Biden waived the sanctions on Nord Stream 2. Nord Stream 2 is the undersea pipeline Russia was building from Russia to Germany. And the reason Russia was building Nord Stream 2 was to be able to get natural gas directly to Europe without having to go through Ukraine. The entire purpose of Nord Stream 2 was to enable Russia to invade Ukraine.

His weakness caused this war. And in particular, Joe Biden waived the sanctions on Nord Stream 2. Nord Stream 2 is the undersea pipeline Russia was building from Russia to Germany. And the reason Russia was building Nord Stream 2 was to be able to get natural gas directly to Europe without having to go through Ukraine. The entire purpose of Nord Stream 2 was to enable Russia to invade Ukraine.

His weakness caused this war. And in particular, Joe Biden waived the sanctions on Nord Stream 2. Nord Stream 2 is the undersea pipeline Russia was building from Russia to Germany. And the reason Russia was building Nord Stream 2 was to be able to get natural gas directly to Europe without having to go through Ukraine. The entire purpose of Nord Stream 2 was to enable Russia to invade Ukraine.

In December of 2019, I authored sanctions legislation that shut down Nord Stream 2. Putin literally stopped building that pipeline the day that President Trump signed my sanctions legislation into law.

In December of 2019, I authored sanctions legislation that shut down Nord Stream 2. Putin literally stopped building that pipeline the day that President Trump signed my sanctions legislation into law.

In December of 2019, I authored sanctions legislation that shut down Nord Stream 2. Putin literally stopped building that pipeline the day that President Trump signed my sanctions legislation into law.

It worked. It prevented war. Joe Biden came in. He was sworn into office on January 20th, 2021. Putin resumed deep sea construction of Nord Stream 2 four days later, January 24th. Because Biden had foreshadowed weakness, that foreshadowing was accurate because several months later he formally waived those sanctions on Russia, on Putin, effectively gave him billions of dollars.

It worked. It prevented war. Joe Biden came in. He was sworn into office on January 20th, 2021. Putin resumed deep sea construction of Nord Stream 2 four days later, January 24th. Because Biden had foreshadowed weakness, that foreshadowing was accurate because several months later he formally waived those sanctions on Russia, on Putin, effectively gave him billions of dollars.

It worked. It prevented war. Joe Biden came in. He was sworn into office on January 20th, 2021. Putin resumed deep sea construction of Nord Stream 2 four days later, January 24th. Because Biden had foreshadowed weakness, that foreshadowing was accurate because several months later he formally waived those sanctions on Russia, on Putin, effectively gave him billions of dollars.

That caused the war in Ukraine.