LYIN’ TED

Ted Cruz Blatantly Lies About Biden’s Israel Comments to Promote Podcast

While Cruz said it was days before Biden said that the United States stands with Israel, the president said that exact phrase just hours after the Hamas attacks.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), who seems more interested these days in podcasting than legislating, peddled an obvious falsehood about President Joe Biden on Thursday in a post promoting his online show. “It took days for Joe Biden to say the U.S. stands with Israel, I am glad that he finally said it, but it's important for Americans to understand why it took him that long,” Cruz tweeted. “On Verdict, @benfergusonshow and I discuss how the Democrats are beholden to Israel-hating leftist activists.” In a press conference just hours after Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday, however, the president said: “Let there be no mistake, the United States stands with the state of Israel.” Though his post was eventually hit with a Community Note, X’s version of a fact check, Cruz was still unwilling to take the loss. “Nice try, fact-checkers, but the facts aren't on your side for this one,” Cruz insisted, adding that the “community note is FALSE.”

See more of our coverage in your search results.

ADD THE DAILY BEAST ON GOOGLE

Justin BaragonaSenior Media Reporter

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.