"The senator also is diving into issues that are tearing at President Trump's MAGA movement, namely ideological differences over Israel. "We have a responsibility to speak out even when it's uncomfortable," Cruz said in a statement to Axios. "When voices in our own movement push dangerous and misguided ideas, we can't look the other way. I won't hesitate to call out those who peddle destructive, vile rhetoric and threaten our principles and our future. Silence in the face of recklessness is not an option.""
"He appeared on Carlson's podcast in June and criticized the host over his opposition to Trump's missile strike on Iran's nuclear weapons facility. He also slammed Carlson over his criticism of Israel's campaign in Gaza and U.S. aid to help Ukraine in its war against Russia. "On foreign policy, Tucker has gone bat-crap crazy," Cruz said afterward. "He's gone off the rails.""
"During the past several weeks, Cruz has accused Carlson of engaging in anti-semitism, blasting him for conducting a friendly interview with white nationalist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. During a late October speech before the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), Cruz called Carlson a "coward" and "complicit in evil" for his conduct in the Fuentes interview. Last week, while speaking to the Federalist Society convention in D.C. this month, Cruz said Carlson had "spread a poison that is profoundly dangerous" when he invited Fuentes, whom the senator called "a little goose-stepping Nazi.""
Sen. Ted Cruz is confronting Tucker Carlson over ideological rifts within the MAGA movement, with a particular focus on Israel and foreign policy disputes. Cruz declared a duty to speak out against dangerous ideas and vowed to call out destructive rhetoric rather than remain silent. Carlson dismissed Cruz's challenge as "hilarious" and responded "Good luck." Cruz has repeatedly criticized Carlson for opposing a missile strike on Iran, for criticizing Israel's Gaza campaign, and for opposing aid to Ukraine, and has accused Carlson of enabling anti-Semitism after a friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
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