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.
After confirmation, will Director Patel look into the Murkowski family financial networks? Banking, Taiwan money connections, Senate campaign money, RCV mischief. There’s a lot to explore with the Murkowskis.
Just keep away from auditing my noodle stand records.
Please don’t check our garage, or do a 4:00 am raid on our home like Biden’s FBI did on Trump at Mar a Lago.
As long as he follows the law and the constitution instead of trump, I don’t have a problem with him.
Please list off what Trump.has done that is unconstitutional.
How much time have you got?
All the time in the world. What left and uniparty don’t understand is that they pizzed off the Gen X. That’s how we got Trump back. Now that his cabinet is all Gen X, you all lose your mind and scream at the sky about the constitution and your rights.
So where is your list of un constitutional acts? I’m waiting.
It’s been three days now. Where is the list?
First arrest should be Hakeem Jeffries for calling for violence. . Lock him up and throw away the keys he is trash. Usually the one who yells the loudest has something to hide.
No violence. He said go in the streets. Rallies, protests, rallies ala trump on Jan 6.
Really? That dog whistle was aimed at at antifa and blm. So your saying 4 years of summer of love riots will be welcomed? Guess again after that, we the people are not going down that road again.
They already “go in the streets” in many large cities and it’s highly unsanitary. That’s not what he said anyway. Your a liar.
Kash Patel is awesome.
I just love to watch the crying and shrieking Democrats, and I mean shrieking. They’re like spoiled little kids who didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas. We’ve got some serious mental health issues with these people.
Watching the proceedings yesterday, I was flabbergasted at the lack of professionalism and courtesy exhibited by CA Senator Adam Schiff. If Patel is confirmed, Schiff and the J6 Committee have a lot to worry about if not from the destroying documents angle alone. We’ve all watched the FBI fall from a position of respect to the partisan agency it has become. As a victim of that partisanship, Patel is uniquely qualified to root out the rot – and the personnel – that allowed that to happen and begin the process of restoring respect and trust to the FBI.
Shifty Sen. Schiff has the most to fear from the new FBI director You saw it in the questioning . Almost laughable that Patel will investigating Schiff’s Jan 6 crimes with about a 100 other govt investigators . Should be great .
Schiff is one no good lying son of a gun . He sits up there and looks evil . I bet he has to screw his shoes on first thing in the morning . Very crooked . It’s been exposed over and over and now it’s coming home to
Roost . Hallelujah
Our country is being transformed for the GOOD right before our eyes. I have never seen so much improvement in such a short period of time. Thank you President Trump for keeping your promises MAGA.
Kash Patel, YES. RFK jr., HELL NO. The man is a hot mess, a loose nut, a democrat, a Kennedy, a heroin junkie and a trust fund baby. He has never had a real job in all of his pitiful life. He is a BS artist, thats it. Just NO!
That’s exactly why we want RFK, Kane. The Democrats now have their own traitor. Nothing like a good dose of MAGA rehabilitation.
I totally agree with you Dogger
Ya but he was the darling of the left until he jumped on the TrumpTrain . I loved it , all aboard . Interesting to note his cousin “ SweetCaroline “ was calling him a pervert . Maybe everyone forgets the origins of Neil Diamonds song ? I did not , the close family confidant ( Neil Diamond ) was sleeping with you as a teenager ! Isn’t that nice ! Fricken nut job and girl you got more skeletons hanging in your closet than a Halloween super store or the Clintons !
Patel is clearly a DEI hire.
But seriously folks, loose units like Musk and Kennedy are very risky bets.
Lunatics, the both of them. Let RFK jr rant and let Musk fly away to Mars with a computor chip embedded in his brain. And let him pay his own freight for once. The enemy is amongst us. We have no time for delusional fools and their pot fueled fantasies.
Patel was asked directly if he had stated that he would shut down FBI headquarters and then open it up as a museum to the deep state. He refused to admit to what he had already stated on video. Why would he not state proudly what he had already said? Anyone want to explain that?
Like the Stasi Museum in Berlin? That’s funny!
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