Ted Cruz
ON THE RECORD · 7 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“Americans are entitled to free speech, but it is incumbent upon good people to condemn Piker's incitement. Instead, some Democrats are bringing him to college campuses, while almost all other Democrats are conspicuously silent or worse. It says everything about the state of their party.”
Ted Cruz · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-10-01
Cruz's statement continued, arguing it is incumbent upon good people to condemn Piker's incitement.
“Hasan Piker is an America-hating Marxist who has said that America deserved 9/11 and celebrates political violence against Republicans,”
Ted Cruz · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-10-01
Cruz said in a statement that the event was a statement about the status of the Democratic Party.
“Hasan Piker is an America-hating Marxist who has said that America deserved 9/11 and celebrates political violence against Republicans,”
Ted Cruz · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18
In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, Cruz characterized Piker as an America-hating Marxist.
“Americans are entitled to free speech, but it is incumbent upon good people to condemn Piker's incitement. Instead, some Democrats are bringing him to college campuses, while almost all other Democrats are conspicuously silent or worse. It says everything about the state of their party.”
Ted Cruz · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18
Cruz said in a statement that Piker's appearance at an event hosted by University Democrats was a statement about the status of the Democratic Party.
“hate Jews, they hate Christians, they hate capitalism, they hate America”
Ted Cruz · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-13
Cruz told Fox News that El-Sayed and Mamdani were Islamists who hate Jews, Christians, capitalism, and America.
“It reminded me, last year I had Elon Musk on my podcast … and one of the questions I asked him, I said, ‘OK, what are the odds that AI destroys humanity?’ And he looked at me and said, ‘10-20%.’ And I’m like, ‘holy crap,’”
Ted Cruz · said 2026-09-09 · reported 2026-09-10
Cruz recounted a conversation from his podcast with Elon Musk about the odds that AI destroys humanity.
“read that whole tweet thread that that developer put out. It was highly concerning.”
Ted Cruz · said 2026-09-09 · reported 2026-09-10
Cruz said in an interview on ABC's The View that AI poses a catastrophic risk and that he had read a developer's tweet thread about AI concerns.