Ted Cruz

I can tell you I talked to the airlines and they believed it was right.

And if every TSA agent in the country stayed home on Friday, every major airport in America would shut down.

And I will tell you, I stood up to my colleagues and said, we are blithering idiots if we let every major airport shut down.

That would be a catastrophe.

And in terms of understanding, look, one of the things we try to do in Verdict is take you inside how the sausage is made.

I spent much of yesterday talking with senior White House officials and urging the president to do what he did today, urging the president to issue an order and say, I'm funding TSA.

The Democrats are petulant children throwing a temper tantrum.

You elected us to be the adults.

And I'm being the adult.

Every TSA agent is going to get his or her paycheck.

They're back on the jobs.

The airports are open and the Democrats temper tantrum has failed.

And this afternoon, as we didn't know if there was going to be a deal or not, that's exactly what the president did.

I want to say, Mr. President, thank you.

Congratulations.

It was the right thing to do.

And today, President Trump showed leadership while the Democrats showed complete recklessness and irresponsibility.

Well, that's exactly right.

So I'm an original sponsor of the Save America Act.

I've been helping lead the fight to pass the Save America Act.