In an exclusive interview, Senator Ted Cruz sat down with CBN News to discuss the war in Iran, Israel’s role in the war, the venomous ideology of Tucker Carlson, the rise of antisemitism, and a warning to the Church about it.
Specifically, Cruz says Tucker Carlson is going directly after Evangelicals.
“The target of this operation is you and me, it is evangelical Christians,” Cruz tells CBN News. “Tucker Carlson has said there is nobody he hates more on planet Earth than Christian Zionists, and he names specifically me and Mike Huckabee. I think it’s unfortunate that I am the person he says he hates most on Earth. Now, why does he hate me? He hates me, number one, because I’m a Christian, and that is my faith, and I’m not going to run away from it or apologize for it. But he hates me number two, because I’m a Zionist.”
Senator Cruz is also concerned that Carlson may be under the financial influence of Qatar and/or other Muslim nations. “I’m very concerned about that,” Senator Cruz says.
As for whether any potential financial foreign ties should be investigated, Cruz was very clear. “Absolutely.” When asked about a congressional investigation, he went on to say, “Look, I think anyone who is receiving foreign money, money and not disclosing it to spread lies, to act as an agent of a foreign government, I think that should be disclosed. I think it is dishonest to receive foreign money and then pretend.”
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