Ted Cruz, one of Trump's staunchest MAGA allies, was begging Fox News behind the scenes to show 'demonstrable facts' and evidence before repeating Trump's 2020 election lies

Fri, 04/21/2023 - 04:17

Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks at a hearing with the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Capitol Hill on March 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. The committee met to discuss the nomination of Phillip A. Washington to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. — Ted Cruz.
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Ted Cruz was recorded in 2020 urging Maria Bartiromo to make sure she had her facts straight.
Cruz told Bartiromo to ensure she had evidence for any election fraud claims aired on Fox News.
Cruz later joined several hardline MAGA senators in voting to not certify the 2020 election results.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned a Fox News host in 2020 about needing "demonstrable facts" to back up MAGA election fraud claims — indicating that he, too, was concerned the false allegations weren't grounded in evidence.