Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday championed President Donald Trump during an appearance on Fox News for making America “much safer” by launching the Iran war — mere seconds after warning that the threat of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil is “higher now.”
Cruz made the case during an appearance on “Hannity” after more than a decade of calling for an end to diplomatic relations and said, “This decision to attack the regime in Iran is the single most important national security decision made by President Trump.”
He continued, “By taking out the ayatollah, his top military leaders, the ballistic missiles, the drones, his naval force, all of that is making America much, much safer. And by the way, all of the clowns who go on and on and say this is for Israel? Understand, this is for America.”
When asked at the very top of his interview about a recent report that Iranian terrorists were plotting drone attacks on California, however, Cruz said, “Well, Sean, as we sit here right now tonight, the threat of terrorist attacks is higher now than it has been in decades.”
The Texas senator made no connection between the Iran war, which has already resulted in the deaths of at least seven U.S. military service members and more than 1,200 Iranians, including dozens of schoolgirls, and the report of potential terrorist blowback in America.
