By MARIANE ANGELA | DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday on Fox News that the Democrats are now “terrified” and “freaking out” after they failed to land a “single blow” during Kash Patel’s confirmation hearing for FBI director.
Patel had his confirmation hearing Thursday and, in an appearance on “Hannity,” Cruz said Democrats are afraid. Cruz said he believes Patel will restore integrity to the Department of Justice and the FBI.
“The Democrats are terrified. That’s exactly what Kash Patel will do. Not weaponize it against Democrats but bring the FBI back to its core mission of stopping bad guys and enforcing the law regardless of party,” Cruz said. “And they’re freaking out. But here’s the good news, Sean. They didn’t score a single blow today. Kash Patel will be confirmed as the next director of the FBI.”
Cruz said that the Democrats’ conduct during the hearing reminded him of a line from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
“It was a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, and signifying nothing,” Cruz said. “I think the Democrats, they tried to put on a circus. They screamed. They yelled. They stomped their little feet. They beat the table. But at the end of the day, what is really striking is none of them made a serious argument that Kash Patel is not qualified.”
Cruz also detailed Patel’s extensive background, saying he has nearly two decades of experience in various high-stakes law enforcement and national security roles.
“He spent nearly two decades working in law enforcement. He’s been a federal public defender. He’s been a federal prosecutor. He’s worked in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice,” Cruz added. “He’s been a senior national security staffer on Capitol Hill. He’s worked in the national security apparatus in the White House. And he’s been the chief of staff at the Department of Defense. His experience is extensive.”
The real fear among Democrats, Cruz said, stems from Patel’s potential to fulfill a key promise of President Donald Trump.
“What they are afraid of is that Kash Patel will do exactly what Donald Trump promised. It’s striking. If you look at what President Trump campaigned on across the country, one of the core promises Donald Trump made to this nation is that he would end the politicization and the weaponization of the Department of Justice and the FBI,” Cruz said.
During the confirmation hearing, Patel flipped one of the scripts of the Democrats. This, after he responded to Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin’s criticism of Trump’s Executive Order that pardoned about 1,500 individuals involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Patel, in response, highlighted how former President Joe Biden pardoned his relatives and also pardoned violent offenders.