Lincoln Project Co-Founder Schmidt: Cruz Is a Historically Despicable Person and the Most Irresponsible U.S. Senator in History

SCHMIDT Well this is ░░░░░░░░ historically despicable person Nicolle ░░░░░░░░ ranks right up there ░░░░░░░░ Joe McCarthy He s ░░░░░░░░ demagogue He s a ░░░░░░░░ He is as irresponsible ░░░░░░░░ States senator as there ░░░░░░░░ ever been in the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ arrived in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ has been a vandal ░░░░░░░░ our institutions and towards ░░░░░░░░ idea of the truth ░░░░░░░░ delivering it to the ░░░░░░░░ people So again it ░░░░░░░░ all nonsense that he ░░░░░░░░ spouting out of his ░░░░░░░░ Again we have a ░░░░░░░░ life autocratic movement in ░░░░░░░░ country Two elements in ░░░░░░░░ to sustain one are ░░░░░░░░ cynicism of its elites ░░░░░░░░ like Ted Cruz who ░░░░░░░░ had every advantage every ░░░░░░░░ graduate of the most ░░░░░░░░ institutions in the country ░░░░░░░░ Harvard Law School who ░░░░░░░░ they can ride the ░░░░░░░░ tiger that they can ░░░░░░░░ its supporters for fools ░░░░░░░░ they can benefit and ░░░░░░░░ power to themselves So ░░░░░░░░ you look at somebody ░░░░░░░░ Ted Cruz you know ░░░░░░░░ s lying Everybody knows ░░░░░░░░ s lying Ted Cruz ░░░░░░░░ he s lying But ░░░░░░░░ cynicism coupled with the ░░░░░░░░ of propaganda that comes ░░░░░░░░ of Fox News and ░░░░░░░░ right wing can turn ░░░░░░░░ nonsense into reality So ░░░░░░░░ Cruz helped incite the ░░░░░░░░ 6th attacks with his ░░░░░░░░ with his instigations He ░░░░░░░░ of course revving up ░░░░░░░░ crowd there that morning ░░░░░░░░ he has sought to ░░░░░░░░ it with more lying ░░░░░░░░ many many months He ░░░░░░░░ a truly despicable figure ░░░░░░░░ a moment of real ░░░░░░░░ History will judge him ░░░░░░░░ very harshly should American ░░░░░░░░ prevail in the years ░░░░░░░░ fight that lie ahead ░░░░░░░░ this extremist movement that ░░░░░░░░ gaining strength not decreasing ░░░░░░░░ strength.”