DRAMATIC: Ted Cruz Blows Up When Dick Durbin Interrupts His Line Of Questioning Of Judicial Nominee

At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) questioned Adeel Abdullah Mangi, nominee to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, which led to a confrontation with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL).
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[@jasonlgadsby]

Fingers crossed we take back the senate, minus Mitch McConnell of course.

[@horsehide3039]

well said, brother

[@brianwilliamson9404]

You don't have a hope in hell...there are a lot of women that are pissed at you dinosaurs.

[@macsmace7693]

Yea,and Americans are sooo happy with Joe Biden and the democrats.lmao.

[@stevemarz4335]

Well it’s great that Cruz is calling committee on stopping anti Semitism in colleges. What about Christians and anti Christian mentality in colleges. How many times have I seen a appointed judge on a term paper write papers calling for the destruction of Christian’s especially white Christian’s. Where is are committee meetings on those issues. I guess it’s because we’re not big donors like some religious groups. Republicans still do not get it

[@orawhorton8778]

You keep them crossed too long ,you want be able to uncross them 😂😂😂😂😂

[@jillbuzzard6808]

America is so very sick at this time.

[@sharoncooper3042]

Yes ma’am, very sick.

[@maryfries2147]

Crooked

[@billjohnson9472]

because Cruz uses every opportunity to ask irrelevant questions to make speeches for his own gain.

[@jackielobin7100]

​@@sharoncooper3042America is the GREATEST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET! If u don't know how lucky u are to b here, get the hell out. MAGA BE GONE

[@jackielobin7100]

U are free to LEAVE!

[@dfb8854]

You go Senator Cruz!!! Durbin talking about bullying ought to know, just watch Debbie Wasserman ask a witness questions. FDD Turbin Durbin

[@mysredeyes]

People should look up the definition of the word "durb". It's fascinating how last names used to refer to your profession.

[@johnhoran9840]

Durbin repeatedly lives up to his FIRST name as well.@@mysredeyes

[@joziemolody3592]

All these left wing nominees do is evade questions and try to run time out. It's disgusting

[@mikeschnobrich1807]

The right wing does the same thing.

[@robertjonessr.4187]

​@@mikeschnobrich1807really ALL the American people see is left wing habitual liar's & is doing everything they can to tear the United States of America apart & the American People are completely fet up & unfortunately war is on the home front ! 🇺🇲❤️ America First ❤️🇺🇲

[@steveishere7909]

@@mikeschnobrich1807 This is true it, goes to show which ones are lining their pockets at the expense of innocent lives. VOTE THEM OUT LEFT OR RIGHT.

[@gregkasza1925]

Sometimes , but not as often.@@mikeschnobrich1807

[@patavinity1262]

Basically all judicial nominees do exactly the same thing. I don't even see the point of these hearings, it's always the same and it never makes any difference.

[@NC-bv7ro]

2 most dangerous words to use in congress are Yes and No.

[@BenTsu1206]

could've been great if people would actually do and back it up with action

[@BIOHAZARDzz642]

Yep. Never just a yes or no. Have to keep talking. That answers it for everyone

[@Frieghtliner1975]

Only if you are a coward.

[@NC-bv7ro]

Strategy for congress witness dodge question for 5 minutes and avoid prison. They’ve all been coached prior to this. It’s a complete waste of time

[@cpmow831]

It’s beyond annoying.

[@marthaball8029]

This guy is lying about the 9/11 event because I remember it being all over the news. Still dancing around

[@patriotalways4811]

Why is it so difficult for these nominees to answer yes or no??? Oh! Because they don’t want the truth about their views and opinions to be on exhibition before they are confirmed and then no one can question them! 🤬

[@spikertaker]

Going into stories = less time to be questioned = less questions. ez game

[@sherrismith4789]

Trump 2024🎉😂

[@josephnewbern2717]

That and “Thank you for your question, Senator”. Running out the clock.

[@mtnairpilot]

Today's version of the rope a dope. All they have to do is get through the republican senators on the committee without saying anything that will create too much pressure for the democrat senators when it is time to vote on the nomination. As terrible as these nominees are, nearly every single one has been confirmed. The strategy is despicable but effective.

[@morehn]

Cheese has holes. More cheese=more holes. More holes=less cheese. More cheese=less cheese.

[@spikertaker]

@@morehn That's incredibly cheesist, take that back.

[@jayhanna1623]

Even boxers don’t duck this much 😂

[@normanjacques4092]

Every single person cannot answer this very single moral question. It's unbelievable.

[@JohnDoe-yt3wv]

For every single person who thinks its a black and white situation ovwr there or that the witness didnt EXPLICITLY state SEVERAL times he doesne support genocide of ANY kind....🤦‍♂️

[@hoenircanute]

Leftism and islamists go hand in hand in this.

[@jimbeck2461]

Democratic, LIBERAL, WOKE values. We must vote them out.

[@Hatemakesyoustupid]

He did answer it

[@Jay-od2oz]

@@Hatemakesyoustupid No he didn't he was avoiding answering it direct . Yes or No

[@twal3]

That was some masterful sidestepping...he's a pro. Like a verbal chess game.

[@bubbakushingtonIII]

You see him smirk at the end? Lol.

[@eehsua]

Word salad specialist

[@DizzyDame]

Yes, in Law School there has to be a course called "Sidestepping 101" lol. They're all pros.

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

It's just lying . The pansy way

[@justnoted2995]

and a jester fool

[@Knights_Oath]

If you were in NYC when it happened, then you would never show an ounce of sympathy to people who were dancing in the streets on 9/11.

[@raeliera]

The Dancing Israelis - I remember well.

[@peanutbutterry6364]

​@@raeliera🤮

[@michaelmoritz7838]

What an excellent intelligent reply, God Bless you since God almighty gave you common sense.

[@bellaluv1070]

I saw news reports of some dancing altho I don't remember if they were here or another country.. I was absolutely traumatized that day. The minute the first one fell? I was in shock. I couldn't turn it off for days. Trying to sleep was almost impossible and when I finally did? Night terrors and horrible dreams. I didn't personally know anyone but I felt like I lost a huge part of myself. It didn't make sense, I know..💔

[@cpmow831]

@@bellaluv1070the Palestinians were dancing…

[@armyranger9346]

If you have nothing to hide, you answer a yes or no question with yes or no. If you have something to hide you answer it with a long winded, non-answer.

[@PlasticMacele]

I understand what you're trying to say, but I think some things require context and can't be reduced to yes and no , up and down, right and left. It's a concept I like to call surface level prospective. If I ask you if the sky is blue and you say "yes" you wouldn't be wrong if viewed from ground level during the day. What about night time? Even if it were day time, if I take you up to 80K feet and you look up, it would be black. I like Ted Cruz, but he is a lawyer and a politician and both love to use rhetoric to obfuscate, confuse and oversimplify.

[@johnbryan2414]

And that has always been true. Not just now, which makes all this that much more bizzare

[@johnbryan2414]

​@PlasticMacele nope, there is no context in which that justifies it and its really super easy to answer. In this matter the only context needed is the 7th

[@beatlejim64]

Tell that to the GOP....

[@rogersalinas2213]

⁠@@PlasticMacelehe could say yes and then provide context, the issue is he is not specifically condemning nor mentioning the Israelites. He is not specifically willing to say that Hamas is wrong. What he is saying is terrorist are bad but not necessarily Hamas. October 7 was bad but who it was against not so much that is what I hear in my opinion.

[@explorations45]

Durbin is one of the most annoying chairman always interrupting.

[@sabaha4637]

Go TED 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@suzannebenz8928]

Thank you Senator Cruz!!!!!!

[@amrajkhan9371]

Yes your hero Ted Cruz the man who defended the right for a man to make a Nazi salute which seems more linked to ant-semitism then what the professors said.

[@douglasahrens7024]

Amen!!!

[@kimgossom8106]

Well lets just say durbins first name is very appropriate.

[@oteyokwa2544]

The Senators wont tell on each other.....As a Taxpayer..Dick Dubin needs to go....Pronto

[@t5ruxlee210]

It is helpful to understand that some people refuse to respond in any truthful way to those whom they deem "unworthy" of receiving a response.

[@kenv9191]

In this case the witness was responding to the questions pretty clearly. Imo. Some answers are not “yes” or “no”.

[@tlawhon]

@@kenv9191"Is murder wrong, yes or no?" "I don't know, it depends on the circumstances." How clear is that?

[@Bulldog_Slamento]

In the dictionary where it describes this, is a picture of his unwashed face smiling arrogantly and condescendingly down at the rest of us. He must've had a very rough childhood.

[@mikeklug3369]

Hey Dick. Asking a simple yes or no question is not bullying. I'm sick of these liberal politicians hiding behind pronouns and feelings. It's getting really disgusting

[@kara8207]

Getting ??

[@mikeklug3369]

@@kara8207 very true

[@l.sophia2803]

And what leftist politicians AND politicians seem to fail to understand is that there is a difference in the effects of procedural hearings failing to acknowldege what our common values are, as in the procedures themselves become affected by the lack of moral clarity, with saying it out of the context of the public hearing, like on social media, or wherever. They want to split the difference, saying one thing for one audience they appeal to, and say something slightly different but more directly informally. This way they can say they 'said the thing' while not needing to go on record saying the thing and giving them deniability in obfuscation to produce the effects of a lie.. without having to lie. ITs a great game! And they spend years learing how to have many faces to get what they want and damn the people or the democracy itself..

[@tcrown3333]

@@kara8207 You can not answer such nuanced topics with simple yes, no answers. Attempting to do so would leave the questions unanswered. Which is exactly what Cruz intended.

[@Rugelacharugula]

Yeah you wouldn’t understand a simple yes or no when it’s not “Can you read and do you love boom-boom sticks?”

[@costrio]

This must be a symptom of TDS, IMO. Nobody seems to be able to answer with "Yes" or "No" and fillibustering while evading the issue at hand? Is there a cure for that, I wonder.

[@stephenorourke7005]

see my comment/answer 😆😆

[@jdkunzjeff]

We need what Hilary Clinton said, I'm not going to say it though because I'd probably get banned

[@rubendelvalle7714]

Yes let him answer without trying to bait him for sound bites. 😳

[@dawnricherson2604]

No cure for Luciferians unless they seek the Truth of Jesus Christ. The vast majority won’t.

[@caliindoor]

Is the embarrassment and humiliation a side effect of MAGA? You can't seem to get away from either. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jdgolf499]

I hope that Republicans remember how Dickhead Durbin and the other Democrat chairs have acted, when they take the Senate back!

[@kishanrao936]

Durbin has behaved much better than when people like Lyin Ted with the ugly wife did when his party was in control

[@darlenewoods220]

Your text says more about you than Mr Cruz!

[@DangerousWordsPodcast]

@@kishanrao936awww did he hurt your little communist feel feels.

[@JohnDoe-yt3wv]

​@@DangerousWordsPodcast😂😂😂😂 aw i love when the kids come out to play, yall are adorable

[@jdgolf499]

​@@kishanrao936You obviously didn't follow the Senate during those years, and Ted did NOT constantly interrupt democrats, and try to protect the Republican witnesses.

[@RobertBeer-os7ju]

He says he's not an expert on that subject. But has a say in how the school reacts. Doesn't sound like he should have a say in the school's reaction.

[@anoka114]

Why don't these witnesses have to answer the questions they are asked.

[@Smoothstinger]

I say that everytime I watch one of these. It seems to me to be a big waste of tax payers funds.

[@stealthattack2209]

You don't feel this way about CONs do you?

[@tlawhon]

@@stealthattack2209 Do you think your screen name and your behavior is cute or clever?

[@user-uc1ih9iw3f]

Love it when Ted speaks.

[@stanislavkorolev1803]

love it when people reply YES ISRAEL IS AN OCCUPYING FORCE PERIOD, anything else? don't be afraid of cruz he's just an angry latino thinking he can outsmart others

[@bomabompakarasch4230]

thats wasnt speaking that was gaslighting

[@grittyfaithgrittyfacts]

Its like listening to oily scum if it was turned into sound.

[@jondough4682]

​@@grittyfaithgrittyfactswait until you hear Biden speak.

[@jackielobin7100]

​@@jondough4682listen to his State of the Union when he made fools of reps. Who didn't applaud or stand when OUR PRESIDENT announced a 35.00 cap on insulin. Hmmm.....

[@rickharris5485]

These should be yes or no answers. Durbin, of course, is doing his best to cover for them.

[@stealthattack2209]

and why ask them?

[@cinflishman4116]

I’ve noticed that Durbin always “bounces the Democrats” on his knee after being questioned by the Republicans!! For some reason I don’t remember seeing Durbin doing that with the Republicans after being questioned by the Socialist Communist Democrats?!?! Maybe I just haven’t seen those videos??? 😂😮🤔🤔

[@connycharleslindstrom6084]

Durbin is a political chomo!

[@Knights_Oath]

Considering he refuses to let information about Jeffery Epstein's customers. There is a good chance he is an actual pedo.

[@carldeshazer7946]

In Illinois, we refer to him, as the Dick---Durbin.

[@frankb4928]

I notice all of bidens nominees have terrible memory

[@sandykinney5902]

Agree and usually very inept and incompetent too

[@KB-ke3fi]

When they get elected or selected, they are sent to a 4 week program of how to not answer questions if there's trouble, and never rat on the rest of their tribe or you get Epsteined.

[@magnumfour88]

He comes from Illinois, and I come from Illinois. Durbin is NUTS, I am not. MAGA now and Forever.

[@justinriquier7689]

Durbin dolphin the man who sinks the truth why is the question Epstein files why try to wash and bury dig Mr Cruz dig in

[@luketheduke100]

Who keeps voting these people in....

[@kurt477]

You aware Trump added more to the national debt then any president in recent history. Let me guess I'm gonna get no response

[@darrengilliland1943]

So your for the rinos who have been in congress for 20 years.

[@rivercat7345]

@@luketheduke100 Chi(t)cago dems ,.... they carry the whole state

[@lindaboehm2109]

Thank you Senator Cruz ! ❤

[@user-wu1dv6jk5s]

what for?

[@kenteague4802]

Cruz is a traitor to the constitution

[@brentwickwire98]

Not disappointing and providing us w another good laugh.

[@maniacrailfan8060]

Dick Durbin, once again, living up to his namesake. Also, I really wish they would stop with the formalities in the Senate as well as the house. “Thank you mr chairman.” “My friend the senator from such and such state.” The two slides clearly detest each other. Just speak from the heart and not like bureaucratic robots.

[@stevenjm8001]

It is better than a witness saying "I thank you for your question senator", since the reason they are there is to answer their questions.

[@maniacrailfan8060]

@@stevenjm8001that drives me nuts too, trust me lol

[@Hotdaddy536]

What they should really say is..thought you'd never ask that question..

[@luketheduke100]

Thats when you know they have been rookie guided by the white house by some communications intern. ​@@stevenjm8001

[@davidwarren9761]

Durbin blocked the Marsha Blackburn subpoena for the Epstein flight logs. Why would he do that? Will we get a peek at it before the election? I doubt it. Too many billionaires and their sycophants will be exposed

[@foad-esad]

With all the rhetoric, he's still not answering the question.

[@stealthattack2209]

ok sewer sheet.

[@tlawhon]

@@stealthattack2209 Such an intelligent reply...you must be so proud.

[@RadioDadJokes]

Senators Cruz and Kennedy are my favourites. They hold witnesses' feet to the fire and don't stand for any nonsense.

[@kurt477]

They only ask leading questions and don't let anything else be said. It is not credible

[@smokewagon6]

Can't hold him self accountable

[@herkleslie4561]

Cruz is right , durbin constantly interupts simple yes or no questioning

[@Crow-jg4sj]

Wow, this 5hitstorm will never end. Cruz 👏 Good work as usual

[@markmilstead1759]

Were we watching the same video? Cruz accomplished virtually nothing during his bullying of the witness.

[@honestdon1772]

Thought you had to be talking about Lying Ted. Great description. Amore Spreader.

[@Crow-jg4sj]

@honestdon1772 wait a few more weeks

[@stevenhunt933]

BOOYAH CRUZ !!!👍👍👍

[@honestdon1772]

[@Bearfacts01]

Durbin needs to shut up! and stop interfering with the process.

[@justinriquier7689]

Yeah buddy call them out Mr Cruz call em out tcb tcb Amen

[@ez2u1]

Sickening what those that care about our country Cruz, Jordon, Green , Gaetz… are going through with these criminals THAT NEED TO BE KICK OUT OF THOSE POSITIONS. IMMEDIATELY!

[@jackielobin7100]

They serve the ex twice impeached 4 times indicted president. They say quietly that they wish he wasn't dictating them but are scared to get cancelled by him. Change channels.

[@songbird8819]

you must LOVE DICTATORS...

[@dickwinters-black4459]

Is that post a joke? You just named the weak links in our legislative branch of government.

[@knight-knight]

The people you named only care about being in the spotlight. They don't care about you.

[@maryfries2147]

@@knight-knight nonsense their the one who aren't afraid to stand up to the crooked democrats

[@user-fl2bm2hi8u]

GOD BLESS TED CRUZ GOD BLESS ISRAEL

[@edda682]

God Bless the IDF.

[@douglasahrens7024]

Amen!!!

[@marcocisneros6982]

Ted would make a great Attorney General, the worst nightmare for the bad guys on the other side of the isle.

[@tlee707]

He was an attorney

[@dickwinters-black4459]

Only two problems with that assessment. 1) He IS one of the bad guys; in fact he is famous for being one of the bad guys. 2) Trump exposed him as a total whimp. So much for that.

[@horsehide3039]

@@tlee707 Are you slow, bro? Of course he was and is an attorney, Duh

[@tlee707]

@@horsehide3039 no I read wrong thought he said would make a great attorney. No need.to insult . Buddy

[@makesanantoniogreatagain]

Nope. He needs to be a Supreme Court Justice!!!

[@anthonybertuzzi9686]

Why is it so hard to say yes or no

[@kurt477]

Because he wouldn't be allowed to explain what he said if he said yes/no first. Cruz would instantly take it at face value and throw another question at him.

[@paulmayer6715]

@@kurt477 You got that exactly right.

[@shaneb4923]

Outstanding Job Senator Cruz!! Outsmart This CLOWN!!

[@jackielobin7100]

This election denier will b charged. U can gerrymander all u want, Ted is DONE!

[@charminu1]

Get them Ted! This corruption must end!!

[@skiqsr]

Ted believes in our Constitution! Thank you!

[@DrummerJacob]

This has nothing to do with our constitutional whatsoever.

[@user-iy9qr3by2p]

I'm surprised he had enough intelligence that enabled him to put coherent thoughts together.

[@tommyo2450]

Why the hell didnt he just say that the first 6 times he was asked...

[@johnryan2186]

Thank you mr. Cruz., you are doing a great job, keep it up!

[@jackblack8667]

He still didn't answer the question

[@VinceThornburg-bs6ht]

I questionnaire the Democratic Party for attempting to put terrorists in a position of authority anywhere in court or government position!

[@taylorshelp5046]

Educated makes you educated it does not make you smart.

[@tedmarakas2626]

True.

[@markmilstead1759]

I agree. Cruz is not a smart man, despite his Harvard law education.

[@tedmarakas2626]

I think different. He's too good for a dumb person. it takes knowledge and skill to do that. Like him or hate him is irrelevant@@markmilstead1759

[@guybarnes1567]

Anyone who can't straight forward condemn the atrocities of October 7 doesn't need to be in our country. 😏

[@morosleart852]

Well I condemn those atrocities , now I wonder why the atrocities by the other side aren't condemned as well ??? 🤔🤔

[@rogerdorsey7823]

LETS JUST KEEP THIS IN HOUSE TO KEEP OUT THOSE THAT WOULD DISPOSE US IS WHAT COUNTS.

[@muttsnuts5849]

As a citizen for 41 years in the state of Illinois unfortunately especially now why did Dick Durbin make sure that Epstein's flight log wouldn't be released

[@Stinky97000]

If the Republicans really wanted them released, they would have been released already. Both sides are keeping them hidden

[@donaldmiller5384]

To protect democrat politicians and donors whom were frequent flyers.

[@bobnone5406]

Because he knows who's on the list

[@vannieloumarshall7232]

You all need to get rid of Dick Durban! ASAP!

[@Lostsoul7171]

They don't call him Richard for a reason 😊

[@steved707]

It's easy to see what side DURBIN is on , what a Slime Ball , says one thing but really means something else .

[@willhenderson3602]

Stand ur ground cruz. Durbin is a firbin.

[@SoldCentralFlorida2023]

Guilt by association!!

[@derekbentley334]

Meeting once a year is comical

[@sandiscales1963]

Infiltrated by people like this guy. You GO Mr. Kenedy.

[@billstevenson1623]

Another expert witness fluent in filibustering, "that's what I was going to say next".

[@markmilstead1759]

I guess we would have heard it then if Cruz wasn’t trying to bully him so much.

[@ASSASIN7-sd5sr]

will ted cruz condemn terrorist IDF for killing 20k innocent palestinians and occupations

[@jasonwhite6463]

He is not an "expert witness". He is a judicial nominee. Ted's feigned outrage over a letter the nominee didn't write has nothing to do with this hearing.

[@Djmack1992]

"If someone on there is a terrorist, I'd condemn them" The classic "I don't know, maybe" He has all the information he needs to take a stance and yet he refuses to give a clear answer. This leads us to believe he knows people, or people know him, who would be extremely displeased with him if he were to take any stance at all.

[@bradbullock8696]

The democrats are the terrorists!

[@TheShadowfakx]

I never thought I'd ever have a occasion to say this: thank you, Senator Cruz.

[@BillWeizhengWang]

Thanks Senator Cruz!

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

Ted is the man !

[@fenrifegads5571]

The last time Ted Cruz got this angry it was when someone suggested the big tech companies and their jowners should be held accountable under the law for what they do to children.

[@tomgreen2737]

That's because he is bought and paid for.

[@fenrifegads5571]

@@tomgreen2737 The whole US government is. Hence the staggeringly obscene amount of money given to Isreal. Daily. While americans struggle to make ends meet. Subsidised housing for them though. The oil gaurantee. Handing over all USA military equipment. And of course allowing them to attack and destroy military units in order to false flag the US into dying for them in foreign wars. And if you talk about any of it the media, education system, banks, government, big tech, etc will all collaborate to destroy you. Because they dont control it all.

[@gloriagonzales8645]

​@@tomgreen2737 😂 do you have receipts on that 🤣😆🤣

[@Iwasreportedyoudidntwin]

​@@tomgreen2737Honestly they are all bought and paid for 90% anyway. We should do away with all of them. Re-elect and make lobbying illegal

[@Iwasreportedyoudidntwin]

Plus they wrote in the law on insider trading that you will go to prison but they can do it freely! It's legal for them to inside trade.

[@mol7981]

Good answers! Congratulations!

[@stephaniepower7465]

Preach Senator Cruz!!!

[@100kOnlinewealth4you]

most of the system is corrupt , stands out like a sore thumb ..

[@mattcavanaugh6082]

He knows what side his bread is buttered on.

[@robleach1815]

They need to make a law for one word answers... Yes or No.

[@Deliveranceminister]

I go to Rutgers University Law School as a Senior Citizen and tried to get into Immigration Law online in New Brunswick and was denied in a email that stated the assistant professor was not accepting Seniors. The professor’s recent required book for the class is Immigration in a Nutshell instead of a law code casebook. If you want proof of the required book go to the schedule of classes

[@kevinclark9]

Good job Ted!

[@unclebubba5584]

Durbins a "dick", why would you ever expect him to act differently?

[@itz.waleey]

Totally Owned.... 😎 Wow! Best of Luck Mr. Abdullah

[@joeygay7115]

He answered the question without having to say yes or no. And Durbin is exaclty what his first name is

[@sircxx8621]

Love from the UK Senator Cruz, I wish we had politicians with your courage, persistence & patriotism over here. ❤️❤️❤️

[@TrudyPatootie]

*When I was in high school I joined the Rainbow Girls. I wanted my friend to join and* *they said, "No Catholics allowed!" (1963) So I quit. Did he quit in 2021 after the Director* *of the center said such outrageous claims? Answer: NO he did not.* *I had more conviction at 15 than this man does. It sickens me.*

[@bobnone5406]

Get these liars Senator Cruz, sick of the bull

[@cheryladams7945]

Durbin is HORRIFIC as a chairman!!

[@JLCollins1028]

About time Durbin got told like it is!

[@user-dz5hd8ti7m]

Durbin is a DIPWAD!

[@DrummerJacob]

He wasn't wrong. Cruz wouldn't let this guy speak for more than a few seconds. That's hardly filibustering. Cruz gaslit the hell out of this guy and refused anything other than his ridiculous gotcha format.

[@jomacc7422]

Senator Cruz is awesome!!! doesn't let these people dance around the question. I must say it was very odd the way Adeel finally answered the question then kind of smirked.

[@jackielobin7100]

He is an election denier! CRAZY MAGA BE GONE! 2020, 2022, 2024

[@josiahirondreads3211]

Awesome? while his state was suffering from the outage, he fled to Cancun😂😂

[@makesanantoniogreatagain]

​@@josiahirondreads3211I'm sure other Senators also took vacations. COMMIE

[@terryrussel3369]

Politics: the fine art of delaying until the subject of discussion or action being discussed is rendered irrelavent.

[@aggiecooper12]

Love you Ted!

[@user-rs4ns1wq5c]

Now you know who your real enemies are! Now you know where evil really dwells!

[@Highgear145]

Serious question....What's the point of these hearings?

[@user-lp1ym7gy5e]

Just answer the question!

[@CarterM54]

He sounds like every administration official who's been called out for wrongdoing of one sort or another. Hopefully they deep-six this nomination.

[@TheSpoartsNetwork]

Dick Durbin is no doubt on the epstein flight logs

[@samuraiskill7062]

Durbin gets called out and then pleads Cruz is bullying the defendant.. WHAT... A... JOKE. Did they become comedians all of a sudden?

[@goodtalker]

It's no wonder that Dersh called Ted "the best student I have ever had."

[@sumduma55]

Its sad that it took that much poking and prodding just to get a simple answer that he appears to feel so passionately and confident about. You would think if that was truly the case, it could have been made immediately and the questioning could have progressed to other things or events. Was there other things or events that he did not want to come up?

[@TheSandwichMonster]

This is why a Public Hearing for Hunter Biden is pointless. He'll do just as much filibustering of Republican time as this guy is.

[@pumpkinheadghoul]

I would be truly amazed if you can find us even one example of a democrat providing a direct answer to a simple direct question. For the life of me, I can't find a singe example. NOT ONE!

[@MarcWilliams-gj9dv]

RIGHT ON TED.

[@jeffreyolp4198]

His first name totally describes Durban.

[@isaachough7950]

Exactly!!!!!!!🇺🇸🧐

[@BertShackleford]

_"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."_ *~Oscar Wilde* Stay classy my friends.

[@nop58653]

You know in some countries if a politician is rudely interrupted like this they some times throw hand.... just sayin 😏

[@michaelmcclurg9698]

Yes, we love you Ted Cruz. Thank you for standing your ground & confronting Durban & that other dude

[@AZCobraman]

The way Durwood has to play defense for this collection of goofballs and weirdos that Joey's handlers have put up for the courts is ridiculous.

[@brucemorton7787]

All the Texas voters need to remember is Cruz abandoning his constituents when it got too cold for him. Who wants that type of person representing them?