CNN’s Avlon Falsely Claims Ted Cruz Defended Making Nazi Salutes

AVLON Someone ought to ░░░░░░░░ Senator Ted Cruz that ░░░░░░░░ you re defending Nazi ░░░░░░░░ at school board meetings ░░░░░░░░ re already losing Clip ░░░░░░░░ Cruz involve a Nazi ░░░░░░░░ that s one of ░░░░░░░░ examples my God a ░░░░░░░░ did a Nazi salute ░░░░░░░░ a school board because ░░░░░░░░ thought the policies were ░░░░░░░░ General Garland is doing ░░░░░░░░ Nazi salute at an ░░░░░░░░ official is that protected ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment Garland ░░░░░░░░ it is Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Of course the issue ░░░░░░░░ isn t the First ░░░░░░░░ The issue is the ░░░░░░░░ insanity that s infecting ░░░░░░░░ civic life where even ░░░░░░░░ Nazi salutes can be ░░░░░░░░ because they ve been ░░░░░░░░ in large part by ░░░░░░░░ wing members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ outrage over mask and ░░░░░░░░ mandates during America s ░░░░░░░░ pandemic This drumbeat of ░░░░░░░░ has resulted in unhinged ░░░░░░░░ harassment and threats directed ░░░░░░░░ school board members across ░░░░░░░░ United States Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ MALE We UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ know who you are ░░░░░░░░ MALE We know who ░░░░░░░░ are UNIDENTIFIED MALE We ░░░░░░░░ who you are UNIDENTIFIED ░░░░░░░░ We know who you ░░░░░░░░ UNIDENTIFIED MALE You can ░░░░░░░░ freely but we will ░░░░░░░░ you and we know ░░░░░░░░ you are UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ know who you are ░░░░░░░░ you you will never ░░░░░░░░ allowed in public again ░░░░░░░░ MALE We know who ░░░░░░░░ are UNIDENTIFIED MALE And ░░░░░░░░ m going to come ░░░░░░░░ everybody UNIDENTIFIED MALE So ░░░░░░░░ you can see fists ░░░░░░░░ now flying All of ░░░░░░░░ on live television UNIDENTIFIED ░░░░░░░░ You are allowing child ░░░░░░░░ You with your snotty ░░░░░░░░ face you re allowing ░░░░░░░░ as well UNIDENTIFIED MALE ░░░░░░░░ UNIDENTIFIED MALE Hey Tommy ░░░░░░░░ please don t resist ░░░░░░░░ don t resist UNIDENTIFIED ░░░░░░░░ You guys this is ░░░░░░░░ is an unlawful arrest ░░░░░░░░ MALE And because I ░░░░░░░░ to speak I m ░░░░░░░░ being arrested Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ None of this is ░░░░░░░░ Not this side of ░░░░░░░░ debates anyway And it ░░░░░░░░ in response to these ░░░░░░░░ as well as a ░░░░░░░░ from The National School ░░░░░░░░ Association for federal help ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ a memo on October ░░░░░░░░ ordering federal law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ meet with state and ░░░░░░░░ authorities to discuss strategies ░░░░░░░░ dealing with this disturbing ░░░░░░░░ And in the very ░░░░░░░░ paragraph Garland wrote that ░░░░░░░░ spirited debate about public ░░░░░░░░ matters is protected under ░░░░░░░░ Constitution that protection does ░░░░░░░░ extend to threats of ░░░░░░░░ or efforts to intimidate ░░░░░░░░ based on their views ░░░░░░░░ the order was intentionally ░░░░░░░░ as part of a ░░░░░░░░ plot to designate concerned ░░░░░░░░ domestic terrorists a distortion ░░░░░░░░ was repeated over and ░░░░░░░░ again on right wing ░░░░░░░░ TV over the past ░░░░░░░░ weeks And because many ░░░░░░░░ senators seem to get ░░░░░░░░ information mainly from partisan ░░░░░░░░ chambers at yesterday s ░░░░░░░░ with Garland they kept ░░░░░░░░ to those mischaracterizations as ░░░░░░░░ rather than apparently actually ░░░░░░░░ the memo Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ I just have to ░░░░░░░░ you would you really ░░░░░░░░ put parents in the ░░░░░░░░ category as a Terry ░░░░░░░░ or a Timothy McVeigh ░░░░░░░░ My God absolutely not ░░░░░░░░ Then why why would ░░░░░░░░ ever release a memo ░░░░░░░░ is so over the ░░░░░░░░ Garland Senator there s ░░░░░░░░ in the memo that ░░░░░░░░ any way draws any ░░░░░░░░ anything like that This ░░░░░░░░ is about violence and ░░░░░░░░ of violence It s ░░░░░░░░ that s Blackburn Sir ░░░░░░░░ have to tell you ░░░░░░░░ that may be your ░░░░░░░░ and you know many ░░░░░░░░ perception is reality Clip ░░░░░░░░ AVLON And that s ░░░░░░░░ some ways the crux ░░░░░░░░ the problem There is ░░░░░░░░ reference to parents or ░░░░░░░░ in the Garland memo ░░░░░░░░ And that s not ░░░░░░░░ matter of opinion That ░░░░░░░░ a matter of fact ░░░░░░░░ as the late Senator ░░░░░░░░ Patrick Moynihan used to ░░░░░░░░ us everyone is entitled ░░░░░░░░ own opinion but not ░░░░░░░░ own facts But that ░░░░░░░░ what we re missing ░░░░░░░░ America right now common ░░░░░░░░ and common decency and ░░░░░░░░ facts And that s ░░░░░░░░ result of this hyper ░░░░░░░░ misinformation efforts that create ░░░░░░░░ perception of oppression unrelated ░░░░░░░░ reality Those false perceptions ░░░░░░░░ then be used to ░░░░░░░░ irrational rage It s ░░░░░░░░ extension of why bowing ░░░░░░░░ to the big lie ░░░░░░░░ still so dangerous because ░░░░░░░░ fanatics don t care ░░░░░░░░ facts And that s ░░░░░░░░ Reality Check KEILAR I ░░░░░░░░ I guess if you ░░░░░░░░ that take you might ░░░░░░░░ that Ted Cruz actually ░░░░░░░░ to Cancun just to ░░░░░░░░ off his kids during ░░░░░░░░ deep freeze.”