{"id":2591637,"date":"2026-04-16T15:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T19:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-rips-tucker-carlson-over-his-muslims-love-jesus-claim-deranged-leftist-psycho\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T20:00:30","slug":"ted-cruz-rips-tucker-carlson-over-his-muslims-love-jesus-claim-deranged-leftist-psycho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-rips-tucker-carlson-over-his-muslims-love-jesus-claim-deranged-leftist-psycho\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz Rips Tucker Carlson Over His &#8216;Muslims Love Jesus&#8217; Claim: &#8216;Deranged, Leftist Psycho&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fted-cruz-rips-tucker-carlson-over-his-muslims-love-jesus-claim-deranged-leftist-psycho%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=2591637&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--><p>A report on a public feud between Sen. Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson that followed Carlson\u2019s pro-Islam post on X. Cruz fired back the next day, challenging Carlson\u2019s stance as the two argued over Islam, religious reverence, and U.S. policy. The piece notes Carlson\u2019s claim that Muslims revere Jesus and Cruz\u2019s rebuttal,along with broader exchanges about Middle East policy,including Iran,and Carlson\u2019s past remarks about Israeli intelligence influencing Cruz.<\/p>\n<p>Cited sources, including Politico and The Hill, frame the dispute as part of a larger confrontation over rhetoric and antisemitism in American politics. Cruz is quoted warning that antisemitism is rising on the right,potentially spreading to both major parties if Carlson\u2019s audience gains influence,while Carlson is portrayed as challenging the quality of intelligence and criticizing U.S. positions. The article weaves in tweets and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-new-alex-pretti-video-shows-disturbingly-unhinged-icu-nurse-flip-out-screaming-assault-me-and-spitting-at-ice\/\" title=\"Watch: New Alex Pretti Video Shows Disturbingly Unhinged ICU Nurse Flip Out, Screaming &#039;Assault Me!&#039; and Spitting at ICE\">social-media embeds<\/a>, illustrating a polarized exchange over religion, national security, and media personalities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has fired off a blistering response to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a> from Tucker Carlson praising Islam.<\/p>\n<p>The spat began Tuesday when Carlson&rsquo;s network issued a pro-Muslim <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TCNetwork\/status\/2044060521901576664?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2044060521901576664%7Ctwgr%5E41dadef032735959aa69596b66fef773f4f41fe0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizpacreview.com%2F2026%2F04%2F16%2Fted-cruz-calls-tucker-carlson-a-deranged-leftist-psycho-over-muslims-love-jesus-post-1632844%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people in charge don&rsquo;t want you to know this, but Muslims love Jesus,&rdquo; the post read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Islam reveres Him as a major prophet and messenger of the Lord, believes He performed miracles, and states that He will return to Earth to defeat the Antichrist,&rdquo; Carlson wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz responded the next day.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker has turned into a deranged, Leftist psycho.<\/p>\n<p>Who loves sharia. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vD2FpFRYjB\">https:\/\/t.co\/vD2FpFRYjB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/2044280529562837469?\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;Tucker has turned into a deranged, Leftist psycho. Who loves sharia,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tedcruz\/status\/2044280529562837469?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2044280529562837469%7Ctwgr%5E41dadef032735959aa69596b66fef773f4f41fe0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizpacreview.com%2F2026%2F04%2F16%2Fted-cruz-calls-tucker-carlson-a-deranged-leftist-psycho-over-muslims-love-jesus-post-1632844%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/ted-cruz-tucker-carlson-reignite-feud-as-iran-war-heats-up-00821384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, Cruz earlier this year called Carlson &ldquo;the single most dangerous demagogue in this country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have seen more antisemitism in the last 18 months on the right than at any point in my lifetime. It is being spread by loud voices, the most consequential of whom is Tucker Carlson,&rdquo; Cruz said during a symposium on anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a500cf4d=\"\">Carlson had earlier suggested Cruz was among those being led down the garden path in Israeli intelligence, shaped to make the U.S. act as Israel wishes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No offense to Ted Cruz or all the other dumbos who are always saying, &lsquo;we get all this actionable intelligence, it&rsquo;s so important, we need [Israel] so desperately,&rsquo;&rdquo; Carlson said. &ldquo;Really? Let&rsquo;s evaluate the quality of that intelligence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Cruz said Carlson and those who follow him are a threat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to wake up in five years and find myself in a country where both <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major political parties<\/a> are unambiguously antisemitic,&rdquo; Cruz said. &ldquo;I think that is a real possibility, if Tucker and his minions prevail.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senator Ted Cruz on Tucker Carlson calling the islamfication of the west &ldquo;propaganda&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;its amazing how Tucker has appointed himself as the defender of Sharia Law&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZRhszVoqP1\">pic.twitter.com\/ZRhszVoqP1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Khait (@David_Khait) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Khait\/status\/2038251082124595319?\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The two have argued over the war as well, after Carlson denounced President Donald Trump&rsquo;s call for Iran to surrender, as noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/5833050-ted-cruz-tucker-carlson-iran-war-clash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is more anti-American rhetoric than anything I&rsquo;ve ever heard&nbsp;Bernie Sanders say,&rdquo; Cruz said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tucker continues to go to new lows and new lows. 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The exchange continued the next day. Cruz has a history with Carlson, having called him \u201cthe single most dangerous demagogue\u201d and warning that antisemitism on the right has surged over the past year and a half, much of it fueled by loud voices like Carlson. Carlson had previously suggested Cruz was being nudged by Israeli intelligence to serve Israel\u2019s interests, prompting Carlson to mock the reliability of that intelligence. Cruz said Carlson and his followers pose a threat and warned that he fears a future in which both major parties are openly antisemitic if Carlson\u2019s faction prevails. In separate posts, Cruz criticized Carlson for defending Sharia law and for remarks about the war, arguing that Carlson\u2019s rhetoric amounts to anti-American sentiment and criticizing Trump\u2019s call for Iran to surrender. 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