{"id":1923729,"date":"2023-05-03T22:55:23","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T02:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-shreds-democrats-smear-campaign-against-justice-clarence-thomas\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T22:57:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T02:57:45","slug":"cruz-shreds-democrats-smear-campaign-against-justice-clarence-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-shreds-democrats-smear-campaign-against-justice-clarence-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz slams Dems&#8217; attack on Justice Thomas."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fcruz-shreds-democrats-smear-campaign-against-justice-clarence-thomas%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=1923729&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--><h2>Sen. Ted Cruz Slams Democrats for Smearing Conservative Justice Clarence Thomas<\/h2>\n<p>During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called out Democrats for attempting to smear conservative Supreme Court Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/clarence-thomas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clarence Thomas<\/a>. Cruz stated that they were \u201cengaged in the same despicable tactics\u201d that then Sen. Joe Biden used back in the early 90s to smear Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, all nine Supreme Court Justices issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-days-in-january-all-living-former-secretaries-of-defense-warn-trump-over-election-fight\/\" title=\"Seven Days in January? All Living Former Secretaries of Defense Warn Trump Over Election Fight\">rare joint statement<\/a>, sending the message that they \u201cunanimously reject legislation proposed by Democrats seeking to impose on the justices the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-nine-scotus-justices-issue-rare-statement-rejecting-senate-democrats-new-ethics-oversight-measures\/\" title=\"All Nine SCOTUS Justices Issue Rare Statement Rejecting Senate Democrats' New \"Ethics Oversight\" Measures\">ethics obligations applied<\/a> to all other federal judges,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/9-supreme-court-justices-push-back-oversight-raises\/story?id=98917921\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Left\u2019s Political Campaign to Smear Justice Clarence Thomas<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cSenate Democrats and their lap dogs in the media are engaged in a two-fold political campaign,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cNumber one, to delegitimize the Supreme Court of the United States because they are angry that there are a majority of constitutionalists on the court. But number two, very directly, this is a political campaign designed to smear Justice Clarence Thomas, and the reason is simple. The Left despises Clarence Thomas, and they do not despise him because he\u2019s a conservative. The Left despises Clarence Thomas because he is a conservative African American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz continued by quoting Thomas\u2019 statement during his confirmation hearing: \u201cif you are a free-thinking, African American, you will be lynched, destroyed and caricatured by a committee of the U.S. Senate.\u201d He added that in three decades, \u201cthat hasn\u2019t changed. It\u2019s gotten worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd to be clear, here\u2019s the Left\u2019s view. I point to one article, just three weeks ago: \u2018The Democrats need to destroy Clarence Thomas\u2019s reputation. They\u2019ll never successfully impeach him,\u2019\u201d Cruz said.<\/p>\n<h3>Democrats\u2019 Attempt to Smear Thomas\u2019 Reputation<\/h3>\n<p>Democrats have tried to portray a hit piece from a left-wing publication about Thomas\u2019 travels as proof of some type of corruption because he did not report the trips. However, the letter from the nine justices last week appeared to address this issue, saying: \u201cMatters considered here concerning issues such as travel, accommodations, and disclosure may at times have to take into account security guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cruz also noted that Thomas\u2019 109 trips since 1991 were less than the number of trips that some liberal justices have taken. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was appointed in 1993 and she took 157 trips while Stephen Breyer was appointed in 1994 and he took 233 trips.<\/p>\n<h3>Stay Up-to-Date with The Daily Wire<\/h3>\n<p><b><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Watch Cruz\u2019s Remarks:<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed attempts by Democrats to smear conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing this week, saying that they were \u201cengaged in the same despicable tactics\u201d that then Sen. Joe Biden used back in the early 90s to smear Thomas. 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