Ted Cruz has claimed that the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 was a "terrorist" act. According to one journalist from CNN, he has claimed this at least 17 times.
Last week he claimed it again, and Tucker Carlson from Fox "News" took him to task for it. Under pressure from Carlson, Cruz backtracked his comments and claimed that he was "sloppy" and "dumb" in using the term "terrorist". In spite of his pathetic groveling. Carlson would have none of it. See here...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/08/ted-cruz-capitol-attack-tucker-carlson-interview
It is worth noting that Carlson claimed in the interview that “You called this a ‘terror attack’ when by no definition was it a terror attack,”... Carlson has been spreading relentless lies about that day, including a documentary that claimed that the attack was a "false flag" incident that was orchestrated by the deep state, that is, by US security services.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/nov/04/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlsons-conspiracy-theory-about-fbi-and-ja/
Get it? The attack never happened, but if it did, it was encouraged and orchestrated by the government!
By "no definition" a terrorist act? Here is a general definition of the word "terrorist"...
..."a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims." (see below for source)
On January 6, 2021, Trump supporters used violence and intimidation to try to coerce US lawmakers to stop the political act of certification of the 2021 presidential election. In short, "people" used "violence and intimidation" against "civilians" for "political aims".
This isn't hard. The events of January 6, 2021 were, by definition, "terrorist" in nature.
What is scary is that Carlson is leading a massive propaganda campaign to foster denial of this basic reality. Many, many people believe him.
What is scarier is that Cruz has presidential ambitions. How would an utterly spineless weasel like this stand up to a guy like Putin? How do the citizens of Texas keep electing this man?
This is what it is like living in the shadows of weasels.
Source - https://www.google.com/search?q=definition+of+terorist&rlz=1C1CHZN_enCA915CA920&oq=definition+of+terorist&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i10i433j0i10l7j46i10.6944j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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