At the time, Cruz was running to be the Republican presidential nominee and released a statement, saying, "I proudly stand with my Republican colleagues in our shared belief -- our advice and consent -- that we should not vote on any nominee until the next president is sworn into office.". Nathan Deal Chose to ‘Side With Leftist Activists And Against Religious Liberty’, Heidi Cruz Hits Back Against Donald Trump’s Threat to ‘Spill the Beans’ on Her, Ted Cruz Accused of Stealing Line from ‘The American President’ While Defending Wife from Trump Tweet, Ted Cruz: ‘No Mojitos’ For Oppressed Political Prisoners in Cuba, Bruce Jenner ‘Surprised’ Cruz Hasn’t Contacted Him About ‘Trans Ambassador’ Job, GOP Sets Up Narrative: Party’s Future Now Depends on John Kasich, Pro-Life Leader Rep. Trent Franks Endorses Ted Cruz, EXCLUSIVE – Jackie Mason On Trump: ‘Israel Is His Favorite Thing’, We Warned You: Chicago Trump Shutdown Is Just the Beginning, Ted Cruz: I Will Work to Abolish the Federal Department of Education, Planned Parenthood Says Ted Cruz ‘Biggest Liar in the Room’ on Abortion, Both Parties Fractured, But Unified on Energy, Trans, LGBT Communities Unhinged Over Bruce Jenner’s Ted Cruz Support, Ted Cruz: ‘I Will Never Compromise Away Your Religious Liberty’, Ted Cruz In Texas: Wednesday Morning ‘This is a Two Man’ Race, Civil Rights Activist Calls On African Americans To Back Ted Cruz, Activist Uses ‘Ted Cruz Was the Zodiac Killer’ To Raise $35K To Fund Abortions, Donald Trump: ‘I Would Defund Planned Parenthood As Long As They’re Doing Abortions’, Liberals Rage on Twitter After Cruz Compliments Duck Commander Phil Robertson with UN Ambassador Joke. Conservative women leaders are praising Sen. Ted Cruz’s announcement of former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina as his running mate if he wins the Republican nomination. Doesn’t that mean both sides are hypocrites? An abortion activist is using the meme that “Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer” to raise $35,000 to fund abortions for low-income women in West Texas. My colleague, Scott Hounsell, also discussed the differences here. When Stephanopoulos pressed Cruz on whether the Republicans have the votes to push Trump's nominee through, Cruz hesitated. (NEW YORK) — Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday said he is calling on the Senate to vote on a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the November election, reversing the 2016 stand he and his fellow Republicans made to block the confirmation hearing of President Barack Obama's pick for the high court in an election year. So, the Republican position was not in fact inconsistent, but totally in keeping with history and norms. FILE - President Donald Trump meets with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) during a campaign event in Houston, Oct. 22, 2018. Cruz: 'What Steve King said was stupid' By AUBREE ELIZA WEAVER. "There's a long history here, and everybody knows if the president were Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton, and Chuck Schumer was the majority leader, the odds are 100%" that they would put a nominee to a vote, he said. "And so the president was elected to do this and the Senate was elected to confirm this nomination.". Liberals lost their collective minds online Friday after Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz suggested in jest that Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson would be an ideal candidate for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Of course, they're going to have teams of lawyers, as every campaign always does, to look at irregularities.”.
Cruz began the interview by saying he and his wife's prayers are with the Ginsburg family, "who are grieving the loss of someone who led an extraordinary life. Loren Elliott/Getty Images)BY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS. ", Turning to the issue of replacing Ginsburg, Cruz, when prodded, said, "I believe the right thing to do is for the Senate to take up this nomination and to confirm the nominee before Election Day.”. "Joe Biden has not explicitly said he's going to challenge the election. Copyright RedState.com/Salem Media. "I believe we will.”. WATCH this clip to hear the historical FACTS & constitutional checks & balances that MSM ignores. Stephanopoulos asked. GOP 2016 contender Sen. Ted Cruz draws a sharp contrast between the “radical chic” pulled into Cuba’s totalitarian Communism and the country’s political prisoners of conscience who are simply forgotten. Ann Richards of Texas, would have said that “a woman voting for Ted Cruz is like a chicken voting. (NEW YORK) — Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday said he is calling on the Senate to vote on a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the November election, reversing the 2016 stand he and his fellow Republicans made to block the confirmation hearing of President Barack Obama's pick for the high court in an election year. Cruz responded that Pelosi would have supported a nomination if the roles were reversed and a Democrat was now in the White House. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland in 2016 to fill the seat of Justice Antonin Scalia, the conservative lion of the Supreme Court who had died, McConnell and the majority of his Republican Senate colleagues refused to grant a confirmation hearing 10 months before the presidential election, saying the next president should make the appointment. Fond of referring to pro-life Republicans as telling “lies” about “women’s healthcare” – aka “abortion” – Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s executive vice president reveals in a statement about Carly Fiorina’s decision to endorse Ted Cruz that it is Cruz himself who the nation’s top abortion biz believes is “the biggest liar in the room” when it comes to “women’s health.”. “29 times there has been a vacancy in a presidential election year. Of course not. Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz is being accused of lifting a line from 1995’s The American President while defending his wife Heidi following a Twitter bout with frontrunner Donald Trump. John Kasich having won his state’s GOP presidential primary, the national Republican Party is setting up the narrative that its future now depends on Kasich. Republican Sens. A big part of the reason they elected Donald Trump is because of the Scalia vacancy and they wanted principle constitutionalists on the court," Cruz said Sunday. Does anyone really believe that if the Democrats had power in the Senate in 2016 they wouldn’t have moved forward with Obama’s nominee? "You know, I think there will be plenty of time for debate on that issue," Cruz said at the time. Not so much the Democrats, who argued in 2016 that the Senate shouldn’t hold off on hearing on Merrick Garland, but now are arguing they should, when in 2016 there was reason, history, and checks and balances to, and now there aren’t. New Poll Says ‘Temporary Safety’ Is Kicking ‘Essential Liberty’s’ Butt, Pres. There is no shortage of news stories touting the splits within each party. Stephanopoulos challenged the accuracy of Cruz's statement. Ted Cruz, byname of Rafael Edward Cruz, (born December 22, 1970, Calgary, Alberta, Canada), American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began his first term representing Texas in 2013. See also: Ted Cruz presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016. He sought the Republican Party nomination for president in 2016.. His father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, was born in Cuba but fled to the United States in 1957 after being imprisoned … She was a careful lawyer. We need a full-court on Election Day given the very high likelihood that we're going to see litigation that goes to the court. “Well, as you probably know by now, most of the. Literally Thousands of Doctors and Scientists Have Come Out Against Fauci’s Lockdowns Including a Nobel Prize-Winning Biophysicist. ", "She was a trailblazing advocate, one of the finest Supreme Court litigators to have ever lived," said Cruz, adding that as a lawyer he argued cases before Ginsburg nine times. All Rights Reserved. Ginsburg, one of four justices who made up the Supreme Court's liberal wing, died on Friday at the age of 87 due to complications from her battle with pancreatic cancer. Ted Cruz said that – if elected president – he would direct the U.S. Department of Education to end Common Core and, ultimately, he would abolish that department altogether. The New York Sun announced it is endorsing Ted Cruz in the Republican primary Tuesday. Copyright © 2020, ABC Audio. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) confronted James Comey on Wednesday, asserting the former FBI director was “corrupt” and led a purposely disingenuous investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016. Cruz said the country is facing a "serious risk of a constitutional crisis" if the upcoming presidential election is contested. But back in 2016, Cruz, speaking to reporters on the campaign trail, cited "precedent" for a Supreme Court with fewer than nine justices. During a radio interview on Sunday, legendary standup comic and staunch Israel supporter Jackie Mason took issue with Sen. Ted Cruz’s attacks on opponent Donald Trump concerning the billionaire’s positions on Iran and Israel during the most recent debate. All rights reserved. ABC News is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. The founder and president of the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) is urging blacks in America to back Ted Cruz for president. NPR reported that just days before her death, Ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera, saying, "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have gone on the record saying they oppose voting on a nominee before the November election. Stephanopoulos asked Cruz "whether you're in step with most Republicans right now in voting before the election?". Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a constitutional attorney, explained to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, the difference between the two situations, that the mainstream media is skipping over this point. On SCOTUS, Dems & GOP are arguing exact opposite of what both sides argued in 2016.
"You know what the Democratic Senate did? GOP 2016 contender Donald Trump insists he would eliminate Planned Parenthood’s federal taxpayer funding because it performs abortions. For the astute readers of Breitbart News, last night’s battle in Chicago may come as a shock, but it should come as no surprise. "Sen. McConnell seems to have not made up his mind on whether that's best for your majority. Transgender reality TV star Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner is “surprised” that Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz has not contacted him over his proposal to act as Cruz’s official ambassador to the transgender community.
Cruz began the interview by saying he and his wife's prayers are with the Ginsburg family, "who are grieving the loss of someone who led an extraordinary life. Loren Elliott/Getty Images)BY: BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC NEWS. ", Turning to the issue of replacing Ginsburg, Cruz, when prodded, said, "I believe the right thing to do is for the Senate to take up this nomination and to confirm the nominee before Election Day.”. "Joe Biden has not explicitly said he's going to challenge the election. Copyright RedState.com/Salem Media. "I believe we will.”. WATCH this clip to hear the historical FACTS & constitutional checks & balances that MSM ignores. Stephanopoulos asked. GOP 2016 contender Sen. Ted Cruz draws a sharp contrast between the “radical chic” pulled into Cuba’s totalitarian Communism and the country’s political prisoners of conscience who are simply forgotten. Ann Richards of Texas, would have said that “a woman voting for Ted Cruz is like a chicken voting. (NEW YORK) — Sen. Ted Cruz on Sunday said he is calling on the Senate to vote on a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the November election, reversing the 2016 stand he and his fellow Republicans made to block the confirmation hearing of President Barack Obama's pick for the high court in an election year. Cruz responded that Pelosi would have supported a nomination if the roles were reversed and a Democrat was now in the White House. Circuit Court Judge Merrick Garland in 2016 to fill the seat of Justice Antonin Scalia, the conservative lion of the Supreme Court who had died, McConnell and the majority of his Republican Senate colleagues refused to grant a confirmation hearing 10 months before the presidential election, saying the next president should make the appointment. Fond of referring to pro-life Republicans as telling “lies” about “women’s healthcare” – aka “abortion” – Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s executive vice president reveals in a statement about Carly Fiorina’s decision to endorse Ted Cruz that it is Cruz himself who the nation’s top abortion biz believes is “the biggest liar in the room” when it comes to “women’s health.”. “29 times there has been a vacancy in a presidential election year. Of course not. Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz is being accused of lifting a line from 1995’s The American President while defending his wife Heidi following a Twitter bout with frontrunner Donald Trump. John Kasich having won his state’s GOP presidential primary, the national Republican Party is setting up the narrative that its future now depends on Kasich. Republican Sens. A big part of the reason they elected Donald Trump is because of the Scalia vacancy and they wanted principle constitutionalists on the court," Cruz said Sunday. Does anyone really believe that if the Democrats had power in the Senate in 2016 they wouldn’t have moved forward with Obama’s nominee? "You know, I think there will be plenty of time for debate on that issue," Cruz said at the time. Not so much the Democrats, who argued in 2016 that the Senate shouldn’t hold off on hearing on Merrick Garland, but now are arguing they should, when in 2016 there was reason, history, and checks and balances to, and now there aren’t. New Poll Says ‘Temporary Safety’ Is Kicking ‘Essential Liberty’s’ Butt, Pres. There is no shortage of news stories touting the splits within each party. Stephanopoulos challenged the accuracy of Cruz's statement. Ted Cruz, byname of Rafael Edward Cruz, (born December 22, 1970, Calgary, Alberta, Canada), American politician who was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and began his first term representing Texas in 2013. See also: Ted Cruz presidential campaign key staff and advisors experience, 2016. He sought the Republican Party nomination for president in 2016.. His father, Rafael Bienvenido Cruz, was born in Cuba but fled to the United States in 1957 after being imprisoned … She was a careful lawyer. We need a full-court on Election Day given the very high likelihood that we're going to see litigation that goes to the court. “Well, as you probably know by now, most of the. Literally Thousands of Doctors and Scientists Have Come Out Against Fauci’s Lockdowns Including a Nobel Prize-Winning Biophysicist. ", "She was a trailblazing advocate, one of the finest Supreme Court litigators to have ever lived," said Cruz, adding that as a lawyer he argued cases before Ginsburg nine times. All Rights Reserved. Ginsburg, one of four justices who made up the Supreme Court's liberal wing, died on Friday at the age of 87 due to complications from her battle with pancreatic cancer. Ted Cruz said that – if elected president – he would direct the U.S. Department of Education to end Common Core and, ultimately, he would abolish that department altogether. The New York Sun announced it is endorsing Ted Cruz in the Republican primary Tuesday. Copyright © 2020, ABC Audio. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) confronted James Comey on Wednesday, asserting the former FBI director was “corrupt” and led a purposely disingenuous investigation into the Trump campaign in 2016. Cruz said the country is facing a "serious risk of a constitutional crisis" if the upcoming presidential election is contested. But back in 2016, Cruz, speaking to reporters on the campaign trail, cited "precedent" for a Supreme Court with fewer than nine justices. During a radio interview on Sunday, legendary standup comic and staunch Israel supporter Jackie Mason took issue with Sen. Ted Cruz’s attacks on opponent Donald Trump concerning the billionaire’s positions on Iran and Israel during the most recent debate. All rights reserved. ABC News is not responsible for the content of external Internet sites. The founder and president of the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) is urging blacks in America to back Ted Cruz for president. NPR reported that just days before her death, Ginsburg dictated a statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera, saying, "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed. Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska have gone on the record saying they oppose voting on a nominee before the November election. Stephanopoulos asked Cruz "whether you're in step with most Republicans right now in voting before the election?". Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a constitutional attorney, explained to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, the difference between the two situations, that the mainstream media is skipping over this point. On SCOTUS, Dems & GOP are arguing exact opposite of what both sides argued in 2016.
"You know what the Democratic Senate did? GOP 2016 contender Donald Trump insists he would eliminate Planned Parenthood’s federal taxpayer funding because it performs abortions. For the astute readers of Breitbart News, last night’s battle in Chicago may come as a shock, but it should come as no surprise. "Sen. McConnell seems to have not made up his mind on whether that's best for your majority. Transgender reality TV star Bruce “Caitlyn” Jenner is “surprised” that Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz has not contacted him over his proposal to act as Cruz’s official ambassador to the transgender community.