Welcome. It is verdict with Senator Ted Cruz, Ben Ferguson with you. And Senator, you and I were

chatting before the show that it's been one hell of a week for the corrupt media, and they've

just been stepping in it all week long. Well, listen, it's one of the most dangerous aspects in our democracy today is that we no longer have a free and independent media.

We no longer have a media that engages in actual journalism.

And I don't think that's hyperbole.

You know, there was a time when people in the media viewed their mission as reporting both

sides, as reporting the facts, and letting you decide. There was a time when journalists were

trained to focus on the facts, the who, what, where, when, why, and not focus on editorializing. That no longer is the mission

of the corporate media. The corporate media today, they have embraced their view as propagandists.

They have embraced their view as partisans. And in fact, when it comes to partisans, I think the corporate media are the most

vicious leftists there are. They will criticize the Democrat Party for one thing and one thing only,

and that's not being leftist enough. They view their job as drive them to the left. And they also

are the attack dogs.

And I got to say, when they're engaged in attacks, their bigotry comes out, their ignorance comes out.

They're despising of anyone who isn't a leftist comes out.

And it really, the double standard is profound.

Yeah, you look at this week and just one of those perfect examples is what happened with Don Lemon.

And to be clear, before we play this, if a Republican, if a conservative would have said this on TV, I have no doubt that they would

have been fired. In fact, I can even say, if I was at CNN and I was there for seven years,

if I would have said what I'm about to play for you, I would have immediately been shown

the door. And yet, Don Lemon gets to come back without an apology.

Take a listen.

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