Ted Cruz says that the Democrats are “crazy” after not getting a single blow to the Kash Patel confirmation hearing – Ijr

Texas Republican senator, Ted Cruz, said Thursday in Fox News that the Democrats are now “terrified” and “crazy” after they did not achieve a “only blow” during the Kash Patel confirmation hearing for the FBI director .

Patel had his confirmation hearing on Thursday and, in a appearance In “Hannity,” Cruz said the Democrats are afraid. Cruz said he believes that Patel will restore integrity to the Department of Justice and the FBI.

“The Democrats are terrified. That is exactly what Kash Patel will do. He does not arms against the Democrats, but brings the FBI to his main mission to stop the bad guys and enforce the law regardless of the party, ”said Cruz. “And they are going crazy. But here is the good news, they are. They didn’t score a single blow today. Kash Patel will be confirmed as the next director of the FBI. “

Cruz said the Democrats’s behavior during the audience reminded him of a Macbeth’s line of Shakespeare.

“It was a story told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, and it means anything,” Cruz said. “I think the Democrats tried to put on a circus. They shouted. They shouted. They trampled their little feet. They hit the table. But at the end of the day, what is really surprising is that none of them made a serious argument that Kash Patel is not qualified. “

Cruz also detailed the extensive background of Patel, saying that he has almost two decades of experience in several forces of the high -risk law and national security roles.

“Almost two decades passed working on the application of the law. He has been a federal public defender. He has been a federal prosecutor. He has worked in the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, ”added Cruz. “He has been a senior national security employee in Capitol Hill. He has worked at the National Security apparatus at the White House. And he has been the chief of cabinet of the Department of Defense. His experience is extensive. “

The real fear among the Democrats, Cruz said, is derived from the potential of Patel to fulfill a key promise of President Donald Trump.

“What they fear is that Kash Patel will do exactly what Donald Trump promised. It is surprising. If he observes what President Trump campaigned throughout the country, one of the main promises that Donald Trump made to this nation is that the politicization and weapon of the Department of Justice and the FBI would end, ”said Cruz.

During the confirmation hearing, Patel turned One of the scripts of the Democrats. This, after responding to the Democratic criticisms of the Senator of Illinois, Dick Durbin. Executive order That forgave about 1,500 people involved in the disturbance of the Capitol of January 6. Patel, in response, highlighted how former President Joe Biden forgave his relatives and also forgave the violent criminals.

(Prominent media credit: screenshot/fox news)