Tucker: AIPAC Lobbies on Behalf of Israel

Carlson So I ve ░░░░░░░░ taken money from the ░░░░░░░░ lobby Have you Cruz ░░░░░░░░ money from Israel Carlson ░░░░░░░░ AIPAC Cruz So AIPAC ░░░░░░░░ a lot of money ░░░░░░░░ me but it s ░░░░░░░░ a misnomer because the ░░░░░░░░ who raise money are ░░░░░░░░ so it s not ░░░░░░░░ PAC itself but their ░░░░░░░░ members believe in the ░░░░░░░░ Israeli friendship and relationship ░░░░░░░░ Isn t AIPAC a ░░░░░░░░ lobby Cruz No it ░░░░░░░░ an American lobby AIPAC ░░░░░░░░ for the America Israeli ░░░░░░░░ Action Carlson What does ░░░░░░░░ lobby for Cruz So ░░░░░░░░ be honest not a ░░░░░░░░ lot effectively Listen I ░░░░░░░░ in to Congress 13 ░░░░░░░░ ago with the stated ░░░░░░░░ of being the leading ░░░░░░░░ of Israel in the ░░░░░░░░ States Senate I ve ░░░░░░░░ every day to do ░░░░░░░░ AIPAC a lot of ░░░░░░░░ AIPAC I wish were ░░░░░░░░ more effective Like there ░░░░░░░░ Carlson But what do ░░░░░░░░ do Cruz there are ░░░░░░░░ online who have the ░░░░░░░░ swamp of terrified of ░░░░░░░░ and AIPAC Carlson I ░░░░░░░░ not terrified of AIPAC ░░░░░░░░ all I am you ░░░░░░░░ the one who seems ░░░░░░░░ little uncomfortable I m ░░░░░░░░ you Cruz No not ░░░░░░░░ at all Carlson I ░░░░░░░░ just asking what AIPAC ░░░░░░░░ My understanding having known ░░░░░░░░ lot of people who ░░░░░░░░ for AIPAC is that ░░░░░░░░ lobbies on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ Israeli government Cruz Wrong ░░░░░░░░ Oh okay When was ░░░░░░░░ last time AIPAC took ░░░░░░░░ position that deviated from ░░░░░░░░ Minister Netanyahu Cruz All ░░░░░░░░ time Carlson Name one ░░░░░░░░ Okay let me go ░░░░░░░░ and give a little ░░░░░░░░ If you want to ░░░░░░░░ a deep dive on ░░░░░░░░ we Carlson I don ░░░░░░░░ I want to do ░░░░░░░░ shallow dive that gets ░░░░░░░░ No Carlson I want ░░░░░░░░ get to the core ░░░░░░░░ AIPAC is lobbying for ░░░░░░░░ foreign government and I ░░░░░░░░ t Cruz False Carlson ░░░░░░░░ s not Cruz No ░░░░░░░░ It s lobbying for ░░░░░░░░ United States Cruz It ░░░░░░░░ lobbying for a strong ░░░░░░░░ S Israeli relationship Carlson ░░░░░░░░ So it has nothing ░░░░░░░░ do with the foreign ░░░░░░░░ Cruz It wants America ░░░░░░░░ Israel to be closely ░░░░░░░░ Carlson Okay But it ░░░░░░░░ lobbying on behalf of ░░░░░░░░ interests of another country ░░░░░░░░ That s not true ░░░░░░░░ all Carlson It s ░░░░░░░░ true Cruz No Carlson ░░░░░░░░ much contact do you ░░░░░░░░ AIPAC leaders have with ░░░░░░░░ government of Israel Cruz ░░░░░░░░ idea I imagine some ░░░░░░░░ think the government of ░░░░░░░░ is often frustrated with ░░░░░░░░ that it thinks it ░░░░░░░░ not nearly strong enough ░░░░░░░░ Do you think there ░░░░░░░░ any coordination between the ░░░░░░░░ of Israel and AIPAC ░░░░░░░░ Do they talk Sure ░░░░░░░░ you re lobbying for ░░░░░░░░ U S Mexico trade ░░░░░░░░ you talk to people ░░░░░░░░ the U S and ░░░░░░░░ in the government Sure ░░░░░░░░ I m not mad ░░░░░░░░ that There are million ░░░░░░░░ that lobby in Washington ░░░░░░░░ like a lot of ░░░░░░░░ countries including Israel Cruz ░░░░░░░░ AIPAC are American They ░░░░░░░░ not Israelis Carlson Hold ░░░░░░░░ There are tons of ░░░░░░░░ who lobby on behalf ░░░░░░░░ foreign governments I know ░░░░░░░░ I m related to ░░░░░░░░ of them I know ░░░░░░░░ it works I m ░░░░░░░░ here So my question ░░░░░░░░ not is it outrageous ░░░░░░░░ foreign governments lobby the ░░░░░░░░ States it s they ░░░░░░░░ do okay including Israel ░░░░░░░░ only question is Why ░░░░░░░░ t We admit that ░░░░░░░░ what s happening You ░░░░░░░░ denying it but it ░░░░░░░░ true Cruz Because what ░░░░░░░░ re saying is false ░░░░░░░░ Why aren t they ░░░░░░░░ as a foreign lobby ░░░░░░░░ Because they’re not.”