The Cloakroom Preview: What if China Invades Taiwan?
The Ben Ferguson Podcast
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4.8 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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This is a special preview of The Cloakroom, a series made exclusively for Verdict+. Join Senator Ted Cruz and Liz Wheeler each week as they pull back the curtain on the philosophy that informs our political debates, the stories that are reshaping our culture, and the legal principles at play on America’s stage and beyond. Become a Verdict+ subscriber to get exclusive access: https://verdictwithtedcruz.com/plus.
The White House completely botches Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan, increasing tensions with China and possibly setting up an all-out war. Senator Ted Cruz joins Liz Wheeler on The Cloakroom to contemplate the chances of China invading Taiwan, explain the enormous impacts that would have on the world, and consider how America could respond. Plus, back in the United States Senate, the Senator sends Jon Stewart (and all of Twitter) on a dishonest tirade over funding for a burn pit bill, and everyone watches for Kyrsten Sinema’s next move on the Inflation Reduction Act.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, Liz Wheeler here. |
| 0:02.0 | In addition to this week's episode of Verdict with Ted Cruz, which you heard earlier this week, |
| 0:06.7 | we wanted to bring you a bonus sneak preview of The Cloak Room, |
| 0:10.1 | a series I co-hosts with Senator Cruz each week over on the Verdict Plus community on locals. |
| 0:15.1 | Did you know we do so much more each week than just bringing you the main verdict episode? |
| 0:19.6 | Senator Cruz takes mailbag questions. |
| 0:21.7 | He posts memes. He interacts with subscribers and more over on Verdict Plus. In this preview of |
| 0:27.0 | the cloak room, we're talking about John Stewart calling Senator Cruz a mother effort. And on the more |
| 0:32.1 | intellectual side of things, we're talking about how the United States should respond in the event |
| 0:36.5 | that China invades Taiwan. |
| 0:38.6 | If you like what you hear, you can get more of Senator Cruz and more of the cloakroom every week |
| 0:42.8 | over on Verdict Plus. You can head over to Verdict with Tedcruise.com slash plus. |
| 0:47.6 | And if you use my promo code, which intuitively is Cloak Room, you can get one month free. |
| 0:52.3 | That's Verdict with Tedcruise.com slash plus and |
| 0:54.9 | promo code Cloak Room to check out all the episodes of the Cloak Room right now. We'll see you |
| 0:59.4 | over there. In the meantime, please enjoy this preview of the cloakroom. Hey guys, welcome. I'm Liz |
| 1:04.7 | Wheeler. This is The Cloak Room on Verdict Plus. We have a lot to talk about tonight. There's so much happening with Taiwan this week. But first, Senator Cruz, we have big news, a big announcement to make. |
| 1:13.9 | Baby Knowles number two has arrived. |
| 1:16.2 | Huge congratulations to Michael and his wife and his entire family on the arrival of their new baby boy. |
| 1:21.8 | Obviously, Michael is out this week, spending time with his family, as he should be. |
| 1:25.7 | I'm so excited for him. |
| 1:26.6 | This is his second son. |
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