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Ted Cruz: “When Joe Biden was in power, the Biden FCC threatened to…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:41

Was that a hot stove moment for the FCC and Brendan Carr? Well, listen, I believe in free speech and I believe in free speech regardless of which party is in power. You know, When Joe Biden was in power, the Biden FCC threatened to pull Fox News license because they didn't like what Fox News was covering. And I led the fight against that and we stopped that. In this instance, you had the chairman of the FCC threatening to pull, pull the license because he didn't like what, what Jimmy Kimmel was saying. (06:41–06:51)

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