{"id":1712379,"date":"2022-10-26T16:21:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T20:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1712379"},"modified":"2022-10-26T16:36:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T20:36:33","slug":"sen-cruz-only-billionaires-human-traffickers-and-fentanyl-dealers-are-better-off-under-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-cruz-only-billionaires-human-traffickers-and-fentanyl-dealers-are-better-off-under-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen Cruz: Only Billionaires, Human Traffickers, and Fentanyl Dealers Are Better Off Under Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-cruz-only-billionaires-human-traffickers-and-fentanyl-dealers-are-better-off-under-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1712379&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/2022.10.26-12.23-thepoliticalinsider-635926b3e6123.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Senator Ted Cruz analyzed the question of whether or not Americans are better off under President Biden than they were two years ago, concluding that the only people reaping the rewards of his administration are Big Tech billionaires, human traffickers, and fentanyl dealers.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz made the comments during an interview with Fox News personality and former Director of the National Economic Council, Larry Kudlow.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas congressman harkened back to one of the most pivotal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hks.harvard.edu\/publications\/are-you-better-you-were-4-years-ago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debate questions ever<\/a> uttered when Ronald Reagan asked in a 1980 debate: \u201cAre you better off today than you were four years ago?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By any economic measure today, it is objectively true that Americans are worse off than when President Biden entered the White House. Cruz, however, <em>did<\/em> find a quasi-silver lining for the Democrats.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/ted-cruz-biden-impeachment-likely-if-republicans-win-back-the-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ted Cruz: Biden Impeachment Likely If Republicans Win Back The House<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Cruz: Who\u2019s Better Off Under Biden?<\/h3>\n<p>Cruz had a \u201cvery simple question\u201d for voters sitting at home as they consider their vote in the upcoming midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you better off now than you were two years ago when Joe Biden became President?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a rhetorical question, of course.<\/p>\n<p>But Cruz added a twist. Watch:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The only people who are better off under Joe Biden are Big Tech billionaires, human traffickers, and fentanyl dealers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YhIy8IcYj2\">pic.twitter.com\/YhIy8IcYj2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1584882687017291776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re a Big Tech billionaire, if you\u2019re a human trafficker, if you\u2019re a fentanyl dealer \u2013 then the answer is yes,\u201d Cruz surmised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you probably better go vote for the Democrats.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nailed it.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTBrigitte\/status\/1584967322238083073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-pre-surrenders-saying-gop-wont-impeach-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Pre-Surrenders, Saying GOP Won\u2019t Impeach Biden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Predicts a Massive Red Wave<\/h3>\n<p>Elsewhere in the segment, Senator Cruz predicted a massive red wave precisely because the American people are not better off under the Biden regime.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis election is going to be such a wave election, it\u2019s going to be like 2010,\u201d he predicted. \u201cRepublicans are going to take both Houses [of Congress].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2010\/nov\/03\/us-midterm-election-results-tea-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost the House<\/a> and ceded the majority of governorships in 2010.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From the FBI going after Joe Biden\u2019s political enemies to the inside story of January 6, my new book Justice Corrupted tells you what is really happening!<\/p>\n<p>Get Justice Corrupted today: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZI4PFOs9iC\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZI4PFOs9iC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aCgOvJbEIg\">pic.twitter.com\/aCgOvJbEIg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1584916943282266118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That prediction in itself is newsworthy. Cruz has contended for some time that he sees the GOP regaining control of the House of Representatives, but acknowledged taking back the Senate would be less likely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI put our odds at 50\/50,\u201d he previously said of potentially winning control of the Senate. \u201cI think it\u2019s going to be a really good year but it\u2019s a bad map.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Polls have shifted of late for Republicans in <a href=\"https:\/\/fivethirtyeight.com\/features\/gop-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">several Senate polls<\/a> and have grown even more bullish on their chances in the House.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Obama began wielding the DOJ, FBI, and IRS as a weapon. Biden has gone even further. It\u2019s dangerous! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JusticeCorrupted?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JusticeCorrupted<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pre-order here:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZI4PFOsH8a\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZI4PFOsH8a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W1znX7ehhm\">pic.twitter.com\/W1znX7ehhm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1584739316949200896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cruz has asserted that President Biden\u2019s greatest weakness is the border crisis, which has been a boon for human traffickers and fentanyl dealers.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Republican has suggested the border crisis and Biden\u2019s \u201cdecision to just defy immigration laws\u201d are the most likely grounds for impeachment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, predicts that the Republican take over the House of Representatives in the midterm elections later this year, and probably move to impeach President Joe Biden in 2023. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VJG53YuDzL\">https:\/\/t.co\/VJG53YuDzL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Newsmax (@newsmax) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/newsmax\/status\/1478200911725875201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf we take the House, which I said is overwhelmingly likely, then I think we will see serious investigations of the Biden administration,\u201d Cruz has said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do think there\u2019s a chance of that,\u201d he added, referencing impeachment proceedings. \u201cWhether it\u2019s justified or not, the Democrats weaponized impeachment. They used it for partisan purposes to go after Trump because they disagreed with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the real disadvantages of doing that is the more you weaponize it and turn it into a partisan cudgel, you know what\u2019s good for the goose is good for the gander,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Biden and the Democrats\u2019 spending has given America 40 year high inflation.<\/p>\n<p>America has seen millions of illegal aliens cross the border because he refuses to enforce the law.<\/p>\n<p>And we\u2019re seeing $6 dollar gasoline because of Biden\u2019s war on American energy. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YZXrohFSaP\">pic.twitter.com\/YZXrohFSaP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz\/status\/1584939587402506240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden\u2019s border crisis is having devastating impacts on American families, as cartels use the crisis to smuggle fentanyl and poison our communities at \u201crecord rates.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden\u2019s DEA Administrator Anne Milgram: Cartels in Mexico are smuggling fentanyl into the U.S. and \u201ckilling Americans with fentanyl at catastrophic and record rates like we\u2019ve never seen before.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UuQMCsZSas\">pic.twitter.com\/UuQMCsZSas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1571978509785899008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1583508017928359936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to the DEA<\/a>, \u201cfentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Ted Cruz analyzed the question of whether or not Americans are better off under President Biden than they were two years ago, concluding that the only people reaping the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1712382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1712379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1712379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1712379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1712379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1712382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1712379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1712379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1712379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}