Texas Senator Ted Cruz (R) Talks ICE, Self-Driving Cars
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Podcasts, radio, news. And let's go now to Capitol Hill. Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas joins us live. He's chair of the Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee, and he also serves on both the Senate Foreign Relations and Senate Judiciary Committees. Thanks so much for being with us, Senator.
Julie, Joe, good to be with you.
I want to begin with an interview that President Trump just had on NBC News regarding ICE enforcement. He said when it comes to Minneapolis, maybe a softer touch is needed, although he says you still need to be tough. What do you think is the right approach right now?
Well, listen, what we're seeing in Minneapolis is tragic. We're seeing angry left-wing protesters who are deliberately confronting law enforcement, are getting violent with law enforcement, are obstructing the efforts of law enforcement to arrest violent criminal illegal aliens. And unfortunately... We're also seeing the consequences of the overheated rhetoric that we've seen from so many Democrats. As you know, two Americans were shot in interactions with law enforcement. Anytime an American is shot in an interaction with a law enforcement, it's tragedy. But it is a tragedy that is being... compounded and being encouraged by Democrats who are using language referring to ICE agents as Nazis, referring to them as murderers in a way that is wildly irresponsible, wildly reckless.
They are encouraging violence against law enforcement. And I wish everyone would just ratchet down the rhetoric. And focus on, look, it was not very long ago that there was enormous common ground that violent criminals should be arrested and taken off the street. And sadly, Minneapolis is now a clash over that basic proposition.
Senator, though, do you think it's time for ICE to make some changes after what we have seen?
Listen, I think ICE is doing a heroic job. I think they're doing an incredibly difficult job. And I think the confrontations are being egged on by left-wing protesters who are engaging in violence. They're following strategies of how to deliberately obstruct ICE when they're coming in to arrest a murderer, when they're coming in to arrest a child molester or a rapist. These left-wing agitators, it's not an accident. that this is happening in Minneapolis, the same place that we saw several years ago the Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots begin, where we saw the looting and the burning that happened. There is serious money from the extreme left that is funding these radicals, and this violence is unacceptable.
In my view, violence is always, always, always wrong. And I think this confrontation, it reflects just how extreme today's Democrat Party has gotten. I think the American people, I think people in Texas want to see violent criminals arrested and yet over and over again Democrats are siding with the criminals over law-abiding citizens.
Well, I just want to ask you about the debate that's underway with regard to homeland security then, Senator. I hear the position you're coming from. So I'm guessing that a lot of these are non-starters for you. We talked to your colleague John Cornyn yesterday. He said the request to de-mask ICE agents was insulting to their professionalism. Is that something that you would consider if it meant funding homeland security and bringing down the temperature?
No.
No, because the reason that ICE agents are having to wear masks is because the left is deliberately doxing them. They are targeting them.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:15
2
What recent controversies surrounding ICE enforcement are discussed?
4:15–5:40
3
How does Senator Cruz view the situation in Minneapolis regarding law enforcement?
5:40–11:35
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What changes does Senator Cruz believe ICE should consider?
11:35–11:40
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