Cruz: I Hope Dems Don’t Play Politics with Nat’l Security Appointments and Confirm Pompeo

>> The fact that he ░░░░░░░░ that it is okay ░░░░░░░░ the United States to ░░░░░░░░ away from an Iran ░░░░░░░░ even if Iran is ░░░░░░░░ compliance weigh in the ░░░░░░░░ as to whether there ░░░░░░░░ be reliability and entering ░░░░░░░░ an agreement with America ░░░░░░░░ that s going to ░░░░░░░░ an issue that I ░░░░░░░░ will come up We ░░░░░░░░ very pleased about the ░░░░░░░░ that s been made ░░░░░░░░ North Korea but we ░░░░░░░░ need verifications As things ░░░░░░░░ now still a no ░░░░░░░░ I announced the fact ░░░░░░░░ I will not support ░░░░░░░░ nomination It has to ░░░░░░░░ with many different reasons ░░░░░░░░ That was Ben cardin ░░░░░░░░ Cavuto live telling Neil ░░░░░░░░ he was a no ░░░░░░░░ comes as Joe Manchin ░░░░░░░░ Mike Donnelly will be ░░░░░░░░ yes vote Joe young ░░░░░░░░ be voting in less ░░░░░░░░ a half an hour ░░░░░░░░ now Thanks for joining ░░░░░░░░ Thanks for having me ░░░░░░░░ So you will be ░░░░░░░░ on Mike Pompeo Why ░░░░░░░░ s qualified He s ░░░░░░░░ of the sharpest people ░░░░░░░░ s ever been nominated ░░░░░░░░ this position Finished first ░░░░░░░░ his class at westpoint ░░░░░░░░ s been successful in ░░░░░░░░ endeavor he s ever ░░░░░░░░ with respect to his ░░░░░░░░ life He s proven ░░░░░░░░ Not just to the ░░░░░░░░ of the United States ░░░░░░░░ also earned the respect ░░░░░░░░ foreign leaders Friend and ░░░░░░░░ alike It s a ░░░░░░░░ time It s really ░░░░░░░░ for those of us ░░░░░░░░ believe in the power ░░░░░░░░ diplomacy to have our ░░░░░░░░ in place right now ░░░░░░░░ So what is that ░░░░░░░░ We know that when ░░░░░░░░ was up for an ░░░░░░░░ job a year ago ░░░░░░░░ we ve talked about ░░░░░░░░ day he was unanimous ░░░░░░░░ they wanted him in ░░░░░░░░ Now all of a ░░░░░░░░ they re playing politics ░░░░░░░░ that what this is ░░░░░░░░ this just part of ░░░░░░░░ resist movement How do ░░░░░░░░ do that in the ░░░░░░░░ of the major amount ░░░░░░░░ threats that we have ░░░░░░░░ Iran to north Korea ░░░░░░░░ don t have a ░░░░░░░░ as a bomb thrower ░░░░░░░░ can draw that inference ░░░░░░░░ s some political dynamics ░░░░░░░░ play If a senator ░░░░░░░░ to explain why they ░░░░░░░░ months ago supported Mike ░░░░░░░░ for a very important ░░░░░░░░ head of the CIA ░░░░░░░░ now they oppose him ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state without ░░░░░░░░ further explanation that is ░░░░░░░░ troubling It speaks to ░░░░░░░░ poisoned our politics can ░░░░░░░░ even with respect to ░░░░░░░░ policy As a marine ░░░░░░░░ that cares about those ░░░░░░░░ the field as so ░░░░░░░░ Republicans and Democrats alike ░░░░░░░░ we owe it to ░░░░░░░░ men and women in ░░░░░░░░ to explain wh inconsistsy ░░░░░░░░ the president tweeted out ░░░░░░░░ to believe obstructionists may ░░░░░░░░ against Mike Pompeo The ░░░░░░░░ won t approve hundreds ░░░░░░░░ good people including ambassador ░░░░░░░░ Germany They re maxing ░░░░░░░░ the time on approval ░░░░░░░░ Never happened before Need ░░░░░░░░ Republicans Do you believe ░░░░░░░░ this will come back ░░░░░░░░ haunt the Democrats Will ░░░░░░░░ remember that they re ░░░░░░░░ about resist and not ░░░░░░░░ things done I haven ░░░░░░░░ been around politics all ░░░░░░░░ long It s been ░░░░░░░░ years since s been ░░░░░░░░ public life now I ░░░░░░░░ this Sometimes partisanship can ░░░░░░░░ one well in a ░░░░░░░░ Come the general election ░░░░░░░░ people just want to ░░░░░░░░ things done If you ░░░░░░░░ seen as obstructionist it ░░░░░░░░ be to your disadvantage ░░░░░░░░ it can harm some ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues I would ░░░░░░░░ that they try to ░░░░░░░░ on the qualifications of ░░░░░░░░ nominee Remember the history ░░░░░░░░ and Democrats supported John ░░░░░░░░ Over 90 votes in ░░░░░░░░ Senate Republicans and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton Over 90 ░░░░░░░░ in the U S ░░░░░░░░ both for secretary of ░░░░░░░░ I d argue that ░░░░░░░░ Pompeo is every bit ░░░░░░░░ qualified as those two ░░░░░░░░ to serve Maria Thanks ░░░░░░░░ much.
>> Thank you.