12/12/24: Ted Cruz confronted on CNN, Republicans defending Matt Gaetz

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David Pakman

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🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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-- On the Show: -- Brittany Page, host of The Page Perspective, fills in for David. Check out her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage -- Texas Senator Ted Cruz gets called out on his contradictions during a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins -- Outgoing Senate leader Mitch McConnell gives a tepid response to Trump returning to power -- Anti-Trump strategist Sarah Longwell dunks on former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the DealBook Summit -- Florida State Representative Susan Valdes changes her party registration from Democrat to Republican, growing the GOP's supermajority -- Congresswoman Nancy Mace claims she was "physically accosted" by a transgender youth advocate who shook her hand -- During Trump's first term, the Justice Department obtained records of media figures and elected officials who opposed them -- Representative Sean Casten, a Democrat, calls out Republicans for protecting Matt Gaetz and blocking the ethics report from getting released -- Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is expected to become the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, signaling a new generation of Democratic leadership -- Daniel Penny, who was found not guilty of manslaughter this week for his involvement in the death of Jordan Neely, says to Fox News's Jeanine Pirro he has no regrets -- On the Bonus Show: Jesse Dollemore joins Brittany Page to discuss RFK Jr.'s agenda in the Trump administration, prominent Democrats acquiescing to Trump, and much more... 🌱 Ounce of Hope: Get 20% off with code PAKMAN at https://ounceofhope.com 🤪 Doomlings: Use code PAKMAN for 15% OFF at https://doomlings.com/pakman 💻 Get Private Internet Access for 83% OFF + 4 months free at https://www.piavpn.com/David 🪒 Henson Shaving: Use code DAVIDP for free shave cream at https://hensonshaving.com/davidp ✉️ StartMail: Get 50% OFF a year subscription at https://startmail.com/pakman 🖼️ Aura Frames: Use code PAKMAN for $35 OFF & free shipping at https://auraframes.com/pakman -- Become a Member: https://davidpakman.com/membership -- Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/davidpakmanshow -- TDPS Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thedavidpakmanshow -- Pakman Discord: https://davidpakman.com/discord -- David on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/davidpakmanshow -- Leave a Voicemail: (219)-2DAVIDP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the David Pacman Show.
0:09.0	My name is Brittany Page from the Page perspective right here on YouTube.
0:13.0	I am the very lucky guest host for David today.
0:17.0	I think this is maybe my, I don't know, fourth or fifth time at this point, guest hosting.
0:22.6	And I am so grateful to David and his team for welcoming me back.
0:26.6	We'll save the, you know, thanks with tears in my eyes for later in the show when things get a little more
0:31.6	sentimental toward the end.
0:33.6	Because right now, we need to talk about the Republicans making the rounds to defend
0:39.3	Donald Trump's heinous cabinet picks. We already know that the number one prerequisite appears to be
0:45.8	allegations of severe misconduct, preferably, apparently crimes against women, if you want to be
0:52.6	nominated for a cabinet position.
1:01.4	We also already know that Republicans have shown little interest in being a check on Donald Trump's horrendous picks. Yes, Matt Gates failed, but we still have people like Pete
1:08.5	Heggseth. And we should start with him because Senator from Texas,
1:12.7	Ted Cruz, who just won re-election,
1:16.6	was on CNN's Caitlin Collins to discuss his process
1:21.6	for reviewing Donald Trump's cabinet picks.
1:24.2	And we're gonna talk about two clips here.
1:27.3	The first is Ted Cruz responding
1:29.6	to news that Pete Higset is undergoing an FBI background check. This after Donald Trump's
1:36.4	team initially wanted to bypass the FBI background checks for cabinet members and whether he will
1:43.5	review that background check. Watch this.
1:46.9	Other part of this, obviously, he's faced a sexual assault allegation, which he's denied.
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