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Ted Cruz: “I'm not going to persuade Nick Fuentes either.”

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Senator Ted Cruz Slams Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes on their dangerous rhetoric

Published November 20, 2025 | Video Starts at 53:19

I want to say, and listen, I don't think I'm going to persuade Tucker. I've known Tucker for 25 years. He's a smart guy. But I'm not going to persuade him. I'm not going to persuade Nick Fuentes either. But I am worried about young people. I am worried about teenagers and 20 somethings who listen to this poison that's being spread. And look, we're so divided. We're so polarized. (53:19–53:21)

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“Every child in America is going to have a personal investment account open for them.”
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“It [S1] is a federal takeover of election law nationwide.”
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“It [S1] strikes down election integrity laws all over the country.”
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“Democrats voted no on funding [the government].”
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“Ultimately, after 43 days, eight Democrats broke and voted with us to reopen the government.”
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“January 30th, we could do the whole thing all over again and again. We got to get 60.”
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“The votes are not there on the Republican side [to end the filibuster].”
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“Schumer tried to end the filibuster, and he would have. Every Democrat but two voted to end the filibuster.”
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“The two who voted against it were Joe Manchin from West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema from Arizona.”
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“Both of them [Manchin and Sinema] were chased out of the Democrat Party.”
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“Schumer would have ended the filibuster, which means he could pass any legislation he wants with just 50 votes.”
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“The first bill he [Schumer] would have passed is a bill that's called S1.”
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“The second thing they would have done is added two new states to the union.”
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“They would have added D.C. and they would Add Puerto Rico.”
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“They believe that would elect four new Democrat senators.”
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“They would have granted immediate voting rights to every illegal alien in the country and citizenship if that had happened.”
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“If illegal aliens voted, Texas would turn blue instantaneously.”
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“They wanted to add four new left wing justices, take it to 13.”
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“The filibuster stopped that.”
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“Most Republicans think if the Democrats take over, they'll end the filibuster.”
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“Texas redistricting was designed to increase Republican representation.”
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“There are 38 congressional seats in Texas. About 56% of Texans vote Republican right now.”
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“65% of the congressional seats are Republicans.”
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“Democrat states are overwhelmingly gerrymandered, much more than Republicans are.”
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“Massachusetts, 35% of the voters vote Republican. They 0 members of the House.”
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“The Constitution leaves redistricting questions to elected state legislatures.”
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“The Supreme Court said, that's not what the Constitution says.”
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“I think the decision will be reversed.”
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“In the last six months, I've seen more anti Semitism on the right than any time in my life.”
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“Mandami is a good example of that where, where he's an Islamist, but he's also a socialist.”
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