Tucker Carlson Confronts Ted Cruz After He Called the Jan. 6 Riot a ‘Terrorist Attack’

Fox News host 👤Tucker Carlson accused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) of lying about the January 6 Capitol riot.

During a Wednesday Senate hearing, Cruz said, “We are approaching a solemn anniversary this week. And it is an anniversary of a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol where we saw the men and women of law enforcement demonstrate incredible courage, incredible bravery, risk their lives to defend the men and women who serve in this Capitol.”

Carlson brought up the comments during his show Thursday night.

“You called this a terror attack when by no definition was it a terror attack. That’s a lie. You told that lie on purpose, and I’m wondering why you did,” Carlson said.

Cruz responded, “Well, Tucker, thank you for having me on. When you aired your episode last night, I sent you a text shortly thereafter and said, listen, I would like to go on because the way I phrased things yesterday, it was sloppy, and it was frankly dumb.”

Carlson interrupted, “I don’t buy that. I’ve known you a long time since before you went to Senate. You were a Supreme Court contender. You take words as seriously as any man who has ever served in the Senate.”

He continued, “And every word, you repeated that phrase, I do not believe you that used that accidentally. I just don’t.”

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Cruz explained he was referring to the small number of people who “engaged in violent attacks against police officers.”