

By Thursday, Cruz was on Carlson’s show groveling for forgiveness. Then, after a handful of jokes at the expense of Trump’s defense lawyers, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Beck Bennett) appeared to deliver a reprise of his sudden rebuke of the former president despite voting to acquit him. Carlson mocked Cruz for it on his show that night. “Like any impartial juror, we took it upon ourselves to meet with the defense lawyers to give them some very simple legal advice: Stop and don’t.” Next, Cruz joined them as the words “Trump Said ‘Wife Ugly’” appeared on the screen below him. SNL’s Bobby Moynihan Says Trump Loved His Racist ‘Drunk Uncle’ Character “It really makes me contort my face like I’m thinking.” “That's a great point, Lindsey,” Carlson replied. “That's locking up Hillary and freeing beautiful Britney Spears.”
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“But regardless, the trial is over and now we can move past this and focus on the serious issues,” he continued. But just because the rioters were yelling ‘fight for Trump’ doesn’t mean they meant Donald Trump. When Graham joined the show, he said, “Thank you, Tucker, it’s a great day for 30 percent of America,” before explaining, “We all agree the attack on the Capitol was a horrible thing. Pixar: Is it making our kids depressed or gay? Pick one!” Pronouns for dogs? Come on, everybody knows they’re boys. Is AOC hiding in your house right now? I wouldn’t put it past her. “So in place of my usual monologue, here’s a loose collection of scaremongering non sequiturs. “There’s a lot to cover tonight including the impeachment,” Carlson said at the top of the cold open sketch. The scene opened on Saturday with “human White Claw” Tucker Carlson (played by Alex Moffat) hosting Kate McKinnon’s Lindsey Graham and Aidy Bryant’s Ted Cruz on his Fox News show.

In the year since the Capitol attack, Cruz has referred to the Capitol assault as a "terrorist attack" and the rioters as "terrorists" on multiple occasions.After two weeks of struggling to make fun of politics in the Joe Biden era, Saturday Night Live finally had something to work with this weekend: the second impeachment trial and inevitable acquittal of Donald Trump. Cruz was one of the Republican senators who played along and rejected electors from certain states won by President Biden, which he touted during the interview with Carlson. 6 Capitol riot, when supporters of Trump, fueled by his false claims of widespread election fraud, stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were certifying the election. Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the Jan. I wasn't saying the millions of patriots across the country supporting President Trump are terrorists."Ĭarlson remained unmoved, telling Cruz, "What you just said doesn't make sense." Someone who assaults a police officer should go to jail, Carlson said, "but the person's still not a terrorist." Cruz told Carlson that he's called people who attack cops "terrorists" for years, but it was "a mistake to say that yesterday." Ted Cruzs daughter Catherine had a big smile while holding up the Bible during a mock. In an apparent attempt to get back into the good graces of Fox News viewers, Cruz appeared on Carlson's Thursday night show, telling him "the way I phrased things yesterday was sloppy and it was frankly dumb." "I don't buy it," Carlson shot back, adding, "you take words as seriously as any man who served in the Senate."Ĭruz responded that he was referring to "the limited number of people who engaged in violent attacks against police officers," not the "thousands of peaceful protesters supporting Donald Trump. Fox News host Tucker Carlson criticized Republicans including Sen. 78K likes, 1071 comments - Fox News (foxnews) on Instagram: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) found his name trending Thursday on. 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack." ‘Groveling’ Ted Cruz Mocked After Extremely Awkward Tucker Carlson Interview 2 Ed Mazza Januat 9:35 AM 3 min read Sen. 6 riot as "a violent terrorist attack on the Capitol." He also praised the "men and women of law enforcement" who demonstrated "incredible courage" while risking their lives "to defend the men and women who serve in this Capitol."Ĭruz's remarks didn't sit well with Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who said during his Wednesday night show that "every word Ted Cruz uses is used intentionally. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is probably wishing he booked a trip to Cancun Thursday night instead of a Fox News appearance.
