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Ted Cruz: “Stephen Colbert is a vicious, dishonest, partisan leftist.”

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Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation

Published July 19, 2025 | Video Starts at 20:38

No one could have seen this coming. Well, look, I got to say, what you and I talked about just a few minutes ago, I'm not tired of winning yet. Stephen Colbert is a vicious, dishonest, partisan leftist. He is utterly consumed with Trump Derangement Syndrome and he hates, he despises more. Than half of America. He thinks we're idiots. He thinks we're racist. He thinks we're morons. (20:38–20:46)

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“What the Department of Justice has concluded is that you can use an auto pen for any of those [presidential signatures].”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 01:20-01:44
“Those [pardons] are null and void. Those have no legal force.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 03:37-04:22
“We know that he personally signed the pardon for Hunter Biden.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 05:08-05:13
“Some of the high profile ones, like you look at Anthony Fauci, who was pardoned, they're maintaining they discussed it with Biden and Biden…”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 05:40-05:54
“Stephen Colbert is now unemployed. He's been canceled.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 27:41-27:45
“The New York Times on July 13 wrote a major story that says Biden says he made the clemency decisions that were recorded with auto pen.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 01:10-01:20
“The Department of Justice has an opinion that it issued a number of years ago, the Office of Legal Counsel, about whether you can use an…”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 01:22-01:33
“The President cannot delegate that authority to anyone else.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 01:54-02:01
“The New York Times reported was, quote, Mr. Biden did not individually approve each name for the categorical pardons that applied to large…”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 02:36-02:51
“According to the New York Times, there are a lot that Biden did not know and did not approve the specific individual receiving the pardon.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 06:06-06:17
“He is utterly consumed with Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 20:45-20:50
“None of the late night shows have Republicans on anymore.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 21:53-21:57
“Colbert is directly responsible, along with his compatriots, with destroying late night comedy.”
Ted Cruz Discusses Biden's Auto Pen Scandal, Texas Flood Tragedy, and Stephen Colbert's Cancellation | Uploaded July 19, 2025 | 23:42-23:49