Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Ted Cruz: “Hey, do you want to confiscate everyone's guns? The American…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide

Published August 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 31:34

You put a referendum in front of the American people, hey, do you want to release murderers and rapists and child molesters? American people say no. Hey, do you want to confiscate everyone's guns? The American people say no. Hey, do you want boys competing in girls sports? The American people say no. And so if you're a party whose entire platform is wildly unpopular is on the 20 side of 8020 issue. (31:34–31:39)

CLAIM

Asserts most Americans oppose gun confiscation.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.

Discover more from

Ted Cruz

“Texas had the most egregious partisan gerrymander in the country, because even though Texas was voting overwhelmingly Republican on the…”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 11:02-11:19
“Both the United States Constitution and the Texas constitution give the authority to physically compel presence [of legislators].”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 15:34-15:42
“California, biggest Democrat state in the country. In 2024, 58% of Californians voted Democrat, 38% voted Republican... They have a total of…”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 16:59-17:22
“Massachusetts. Trump won 36% of Massachusetts in 2024. There are nine congressional seats out of Massachusetts. How many Republicans do you…”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 20:33-20:33
“The Texas Democrats who had fled the state, the House Democrats defeat a quorum in order to stop the redistricting in the state of Texas.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 00:27-00:35
“The governor and the speaker of the House has issued an order to arrest [the Texas Democrats], to bring them back forcibly and arrest them.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 05:14-05:22
“The speaker of the House has the authority to fine them $500 a day for every day they are absent and break quorum.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 05:22-05:30
“New York? 56% of New Yorkers vote Democrat. 43% vote Republican. There are 26 congressional seats in New York. 19 of them are Democrats…”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 09:42-18:00
“In 2003, when Republicans took the House, they decided, okay, we're gonna do redistricting.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 11:33-11:41
“New Mexico. Trump won 46% in New Mexico. You know how many Republicans are elected New Mexico to Congress? Zero.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 12:08-19:29
“The answer is unequivocally yes, you can arrest them [fleeing Democrats].”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 12:47-12:57
“The Texas Constitution has a provision in it that is copied word for word from the United States constitution.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 13:08-13:16
“The U.S. constitution has a provision that gives both houses of Congress the power to forcibly compel the attendance of absent members.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 13:16-13:26
“When the Texas Democrats are back in Texas, you can arrest them and you can forcibly produce their bodies on the floor to get a quorum.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 14:32-14:42
“The Texas legislature will pass this redistricting.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 14:44-14:49
“Just about every big Democrat state has gerrymandered the hell out of their map and is frustrating the will of their voters.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 16:48-16:58
“Illinois. 54% of people in Illinois vote Democrat... There are 17 congressional seats from Illinois. 14 of them are Democrat. Only three are…”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 18:12-18:39
“Connecticut. Trump won 42% of Connecticut. You know how many Republican House members there are in Connecticut? Democrats have 100%.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 19:04-19:18
“Maryland. Trump won 34% of the vote in the state. And you know how many Republicans they have in their delegation? 1.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 19:41-19:54
“New Jersey. Trump won 46% of New Jersey. There are 12 congressional seats. Republicans have three of them.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 20:09-20:20
“Oregon. Trump won 41% of the vote in Oregon. Republicans have one out of the six seats.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 20:21-20:30
“Massachusetts elects nine Democrats and zero Republicans.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 21:19-21:23
“Illinois, 54% of people in Illinois vote Democrat. And yet their map right now elects 82% of the congressional delegation is Democrat.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 23:46-23:58
“Texas, 56% of the state in 2024 voted Republican. Our map, we have 38 seats in it, 24 Republicans, 14 Democrats.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 24:01-24:15
“Texas is redrawing the districts so that five new Republicans are likely to be elected.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 24:30-24:39
“New York, Democrats get 55%, 56% of the vote, and they get 73% of the congressional district.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 26:33-26:43
“The reason Texas is acting to do this is because it matters. Number one, nationally, if we have a Republican majority in the House, we have…”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 27:08-27:20
“The legislature is drawing a map that will elect a congressional delegation that reflects the values of the voters.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 28:04-28:14
“Democrats are mad about [the map] because it will allow the voters of Texas to elect representatives who share their values.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 28:26-28:33
“If you put a referendum in front of the American people, you want open borders, overwhelming majority of Americans say no.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 31:20-31:28
“You put a referendum in front of the American people, hey, do you want to release murderers and rapists and child molesters? American people…”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 31:28-31:35
“Hey, do you want boys competing in girls sports? The American people say no.”
Texas Democrats Surrender—Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide | Uploaded August 13, 2025 | 31:39-31:39