When Sean Hannity has to step in to be the voice of cause, it might be a sign that you just’re being a little bit of a drama queen.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) went on an alarmist tirade in opposition to Democrats whereas delivering a depressing evaluation on the way forward for the Republican occasion throughout an look on Fox Information Tuesday.
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Cruz’s over-the-top remarks had been prompted after host Hannity requested him what he considered Democrats sweeping key races throughout a number of states’ native elections Tuesday — which notably included Zohran Mamdani’s win to change into the following mayor of New York Metropolis.
“Look, last night was a disaster,” Cruz stated flatly. “It was an electoral blowout. The results in New Jersey were disastrous. The results in Virginia were terrible. The results in New York — Comrade Mamdani is the face of the Democrat party,” Cruz stated, referring to Mamdani who identifies as a democratic socialist.
“We have an actual communist jihadist,” Cruz continued, echoing a right-wing and Islamophobic speaking level used to stoke concern about Mamdani’s Muslim religion. “It is important to note that Mamdani is not a socialist. He is a full-on communist… That is profoundly dangerous.”
Cruz added that Mamdani was a “lunatic,” and underneath his management, “we are going to see New Yorkers die.”
Shortly after Cruz tried to hyperlink Mamdani to the 11th of September assaults, Hannity stepped in — for the first time — to drag him off the sting.
“DId you expect any different result?” Hannity requested. “Because I didn’t.”
This briefly calmed Cruz down. However he acquired labored up once more in direction of the top of his look, whereas saying that the Democratic wins on Tuesday night time ought to act as a wake-up name for the GOP.
“Last night should be a warning sign. It should be a warning sign to Republicans across this country,” Cruz stated.
“The left, they’re energized. They’re angry. Democrats are outraising Republicans right now, three to one, four to one. It is dangerous.”
He warned that “complacency” by centrists may flip right into a full-on disaster for the best.
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“I think on our side, there are Republicans, and there are just people who are common sense in the middle, who I fear are feeling happy or feeling potentially complacent,” Cruz continued.
“That is really, really dangerous. The left showed up in big numbers last night, and common-sense conservatives did not. If that happens a year from now, we face disaster in the midterms,” he concluded.
“OK, uh, OK,” Hannity stated. “I don’t feel as dire as you do.”
Hannity went on to say that Republicans’ losses Tuesday ought to act as a “cautionary tale” and advocated for “introspection” and “course correction” on the best transferring on.
Though Hannity acted just like the grownup within the room whereas Cruz had his fear-mongering mood tantrum, he hasn’t been fully freed from dramatics within the wake of Tuesday’s elections.
The Fox Information host stated Tuesday that his pals in New York are reeling after Mamdani’s win.
“I honestly feel bad,” Hannity stated. “I have friends of mine in New York. My phone is blowing up. They are officially depressed and scared.”
