Carlson Tears Into Ted Cruz for Calling Jan. 6 a ‘Terrorist Attack’ As Senator Grovels Before Him

Carlson cut Cruz off and laid into him.

“I don’t buy that,” Carlson interrupted. “I’ve known you a long time since before you went to Senate. You were a Supreme Court contender. You take words as seriously as any man who has ever served in the Senate. and every word, you repeated that phrase, I do not believe you that used that accidentally. I just don’t.”

When Cruz again attempted to explain that he was referring to people who assault police officers when he made the remarks in question, Carlson again shut him down:

Hold on, what you just said doesn’t make sense. So, If somebody assaults a cop, he should be charged and go to jail, I couldn’t agree more. We have said that for years. But that person is still not a terrorist. How many people have been charged with terrorism on Jan. 6? Like, why did you use that word? You’re playing into the other side’s characterization that… allows them to define an entire population as foreign combatants, and you know that, so why did you do it?