Ted Cruz Blasts Merrick Garland During Fiery Exchange Over DOJ’s School Memo
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed Attorney General Merrick Garland over a memo directing officials at the Department of Justice to look into threats against teachers. Earlier this month, Garland issued a memo directing…
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed Attorney General Merrick Garland over a memo directing officials at the Department of Justice to look into threats against teachers.
Earlier this month, Garland issued a memo directing officials to investigate a “disturbing spike in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school administrators, board members, teachers, and staff who participate in the vital work of running our nation’s public schools.”
During the Wednesday hearing, Cruz blasted Garland over the threats cited.
“Of the 20, 15 on their face are non-violent. They involve things like insults, they involve a Nazi salute. That’s one of the examples. My God. A parent did a Nazi salute at a school board because he thought the policies were oppressive. General Garland, is doing a Nazi salute at an elected official, is that protected by the First Amendment?” Cruz said.
Garland replied, “Yes it is.”
Watch the video below:
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Cruz was not the only Republican lawmaker to go after Garland over the memo. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) asked Garland during the same hearing, “Did you consider the chilling effect this would have on parents’ constitutional rights?”