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Episode Title
Ted Cruz Caught on Hot Mic Trashing Trump as He Responds "FCK YOU, TED!"**
Episode Description
In this episode, hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan discuss recent revelations regarding Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, revealing the underlying tensions within the MAGA movement.
Key Themes & Discussions
- Political Performative Nature
- Ted Cruz’s Hot Mic Moment:
- Cruz was caught on a hot mic during a donor dinner discussing Trump’s mood and the potential political ramifications of the economy.
- Cruz warned Trump about the risk of a "bloodbath" in the upcoming elections if economic conditions do not improve.
- Trump's response: “Fuck you, Ted.”
- Dual Faces of Politicians:
- The hosts emphasize the duplicity in political behavior, highlighting how politicians, including Cruz, portray support for Trump publicly while privately acknowledging the unpopularity of his policies.
- They argue that this performance is what enabled Trump’s rise and challenges the integrity of all politicians across parties.
- Republicans' Loyalty to Trump
- Self-Preservation Over Principle:
- The hosts express skepticism about whether Republicans will break away from Trump despite knowing his policies are unpopular and detrimental.
- They suggest that in red states, supporting Trump is a survival strategy due to strong voter loyalty.
- Moral Clarity and Accountability:
- There’s a strong belief that the Republican Party lacks moral clarity and accountability, indicating that even egregious actions by Trump will not lead them to oppose him.
- The hosts argue that certain Republicans will never vote against Trump, regardless of personal beliefs.
- Critique of the MAGA Movement
- Dehumanization and Violence:
- The hosts describe Trump’s administration as a ‘Nazi Gestapo,’ citing the violence against American citizens.
- They highlight the hypocrisy in pro-life rhetoric when juxtaposed against policies that lead to human suffering and death.
- Religious Extremism:
- The episode critiques the relationship between evangelical Christians and conservative policies, labeling them a ‘death cult’ due to their harmful societal implications.
- They argue that the actions of some evangelical leaders prioritize wealth and power over compassion and genuine Christian values.
- Call to Political Action
- Demand for Accountability from Democrats:
- The hosts call for progressive leaders, such as Chuck Schumer and Cory Booker, to uphold their promises and represent the interests of the marginalized.
- They express frustration with the Democratic leadership’s failure to act decisively against the injustices in society.
Key Takeaways
- Political Performative Nature: Politicians often display a duality in their public and private personas, contributing to the political chaos.
- Republican Loyalty to Trump: The fear of losing their seats prevents Republicans from breaking away from Trump, illustrating a prioritization of self-preservation over principles.
- Critique of the MAGA Movement: The hosts argue that the MAGA movement is dangerous and harmful to societal values, equating it to a ‘death cult’ driven by a thirst for power.
- Call for Progressive Action: There is a need for Democrats to step up and hold accountable those who perpetuate suffering and injustice.
Conclusion This episode of IHIP News poignantly critiques the current political landscape, especially focusing on the interactions between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, the nature of their support, and the broader implications of their policies on American society. The hosts combine humor with sharp political commentary, making for an engaging and thought-provoking discussion.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOTed Cruz's Hot Mic Moment
0:45 to 2:50
Discussion about Ted Cruz's candid remarks about Trump at a donor dinner.
“that you support us, the good Americans.”
The Duplicity of Politics
2:50 to 6:10
Exploring the two-faced nature of politicians and their performances.
“Okay, so here is what I always think in the back of my head.”
Republicans and Self-Preservation
6:10 to 9:35
Debate on whether Republicans will ever break from Trump for self-preservation.
“I just, I don't see any, I wish that what you were saying was right, but I think that that is like the Republican party of 12 years ago.”
Attacking Ted Cruz on Social Media
9:35 to 11:30
Analysis of Ted Cruz's social media blunders and public perception.
“The people in that audience are the worst that America has to offer.”
The Pro-Life Rally and Republican Hypocrisy
11:30 to 13:20
Critique of Republican actions at a pro-life rally amidst political violence.
“You can't think critically because that you have to have faith.”
Curiosity and Faith
13:20 to 14:01
Discussion on how curiosity can challenge faith and indoctrination.
“I'm like, no, it's always taken the 24 hours.”
Manipulation in Faith
14:01 to 14:40
Explore how curiosity and questioning are viewed in evangelical circles.
Critique of Turning Point USA
14:41 to 16:46
Discuss the ethical implications and controversies surrounding Turning Point USA.
“paps okay so here's the thing about that that is what you're taught if you question if you are curious that you will be out of God's favor.”
Performative Christianity
16:47 to 19:13
Analyze the motivations behind public religious figures and their impact.
“Now it is completely deregulating anything chemicals, anything in the environment, clean water.”
Political Evangelical Collusion
19:14 to 21:49
Examine the relationships between politics and evangelical leaders.
“Your mega church pastor out there in suburban America, it's not about religion.”
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Moral Choices in Society
21:50 to 22:36
Contemplate the choices individuals face regarding complicity in harm.
“So, you know, look in the mirror, people look in the mirror.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:04All right. Donald Trump's Nazi Gestapo is in the streets killing American citizens. Democratic leadership is feckless, impotent, and not rising to the moment. I still have hope that the Senate will put a full stop and a guardrail to this Nazi shit happening in American streets. But as a little break from this, because it's a lot to absorb all of the inhumanity and depravity that we're seeing on our timelines, I think it's always fun to pick on Raphael Ted Cruz. Canadian born Raphael Ted Cruz Cuban descent. Sorry to our Canadian listeners. I know you guys hate America and I know it's a stain on your country that Raphael was born there, but I know that you support us, the good Americans.
0:54So let's all browbeat Raphael together. So Raphael was caught on a hot mic at a donor dinner. And Axios reports the following, pop this up. Trump was in a bad mood, Cruz tells the donors. I've been in conversations where he was very happy. This was not one of them. Cruz says he told Trump, Mr. President, if we get to November of 2026 and people's 401ks are down 30 % and prices are up 10 to 20 % at the supermarket, we're going to go into election day and face a bloodbath. You're going to lose the House. You're going to lose the Senate. You're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week.
1:39Trump's response, according to Cruz, fuck you, Ted. So, you know, here's what's interesting that everybody needs to realize it's all this performative bullshit. Ted Cruz, who goes out in front of the electorate and acts like MAGUS policies are working, that there's no inflation, that the stock market isn't on the precipice of really tanking, which the fundamentals below it show that they are. That right there is an admission to his donors that he knows how unpopular this shit is. But the duplicity and the performative nature of politics is really what got Trump elected, because he came out, called Ted a liar, called Marco Rubio little, low energy Jeff.
2:33He bashed the establishment, which shows you all of these politicians and Democrats are included in this, have two faces. This is the face that I'm going to say when I'm on Fox or CNN or MSNBC. And this is the face I say when I don't think cameras are rolling. Both sides do this shit. Okay, so here is what I always think in the back of my head. We know, based on our conversations with different people we've interviewed, so many of these Republicans that are rar-arrying Trump behind the scenes think he's a nut, know his policies are crazy. Ted Cruz, perfect example. He was slinging Trump shit last week on Fox News.
3:14So at what point, because they know this is the reality, Trump is so underwater, it is going to be a blue tsunami. At what point do they break with him and set themselves apart for their constituents? You don't think they ever will? Never. Even for self-preservation? No, never. These people, you're talking about Republicans? Yes. Voting against Trump? Yeah. I mean, I'm hoping the Senate will because they know how unpopular this is with the American people, ICE, and what they're doing. But at some point, they're going to have to face the fact they're going to lose or they have to vote against Trump.
3:55I mean, today, no one has. Do you think the Republicans are going to vote against Trump? Well, I'm hopeful in this funny film. I... Is that Pollyann? I think you might have Murkowski, but you think lying Ted, you think this piece of shit's going to vote against Trump? No. What does that say about Trump? This Trump called his wife ugly. Yeah. That his dad shot Jeff. He came out and said, God bless Donald Trump. I love you pumps, but come on. I mean, these people are never going stand up on principle. They're never going to stand up for anything. This is the conservative party that there's the decorum of the office and the constitution and all of this shit.
4:42And they worship Donald Trump. There's going to be zero moral clarity with these people. Zero. I mean, I honestly believe that right now a video of him making out with a child in the, in the, sorry, let me correct that listener, sexually assaulting a child and the Epstein files could come out and the whole cult would somehow have some conspiracy theory around it and would provide a permission structure. Donald Trump tried to overturn the election and send a mob and they tried to kill Mike Pence. And we think Ted Cruz and a couple other people are going to have some moral clarity all of a sudden and vote against Donald Trump now?
5:26And what I would say is like, oh, now? No, I don't think they'll have moral clarity, but the self-preservation mode, the thought of losing their seat, that would be the only thing in my mind that would turn it. The problem is in Texas, it's so red. He's had Beto O 'Rourke's ran against him. Colin Allred's ran against him. There is a personality cult of support behind this. And I think they have to make a calculus. And in these super red states, voting against Trump is far more dangerous than just going along with it. So the self-preservation is to continue to go along with the cult. in my opinion.
6:11I just, I don't see any, I wish that what you were saying was right, but I think that that is like the Republican party of 12 years ago. And that's where I think a lot of the ruling class and a lot of people have a hard time grasping how foobar the situation is. But Ted Cruz and other senators like that are absolutely not going to come to our rescue now should we put focus on chuck schumer and cory booker fuck yes we should because they actually they talk the talk and we need to force them to walk the walk um moving along ted cruz gets uh caught on twitter being a dipshit as normal pop this up Ron Philip Kowski tweets, dumbass Ted Cruz falls for another fake deceptive post from a random account again.
7:10And the Kentucky Freedom Coalition says the liberal media went wild when Ted Cruz wasn't in Texas for the major freeze a few years back. Well, Kentucky is in a declared emergency and at Andy Brashear, Kentucky is touring Europe. The media won't say a word though. And Ted Cruz retweets it with this emoji with the finger on the chin, like, because he's such a dipshit. And then Andy Brashear goes and tweets, retweets Ted and says, sorry for missing this earlier at Ted Cruz been busy leading my state's emergency response all day from Kentucky. So some fake account got a picture of Andy when he was actually in Europe, but probably like last year, two years ago, who knows?
7:52Because during the storm, he was actually in Kentucky. And so, pups, moving along to Republicans, and let me just show you where their support is right now. There was a pro-life rally this weekend while Trump's Nazi-ice Gestapo was executing Pepper spring terrorizing peaceful protesters in Minneapolis. They had a pro-life rally. And here's little Moses Mike Grinder Johnson at the rally behind a bulletproof glass. Okay. All right. Play the clip. And as vice president said here, Republicans are working hard to deliver on the mandate that you gave us in the last election to make it easier than ever before to raise a family in this great country of ours.
8:42And because we know that support for American families doesn't end at birth, our policies reflect this. All right. Now, Kylie, put up a tweet that accompanied this. Melanie DiRaggio says, no universal health care, no paid family leave, no universal child care, no living wage as a minimum wage, no affordable housing, No tuition-free public college, rolled back labor laws, gutted food assistance, deregulated food safety. Republicans hate American families. And this is the way forward. Hakeem and others, go out and call little Moses Mike Grinder Johnson for being the closet case. Oh, I am so sorry.
9:27Call him out for being the absolute abject Christian hypocrite that he is that weaponizes his faith in front of the worst of Americans. The people in that audience are the worst that America has to offer. Those are the people that see no problem with Rene Good getting executed. Those are the pro-life people that see no problem with Alex getting executed. Zero situation with ice, pepper spring, separating kids. These are the people that demonize poor kids, demonize people that are fighting to get a livable wage, demonize people with cancer for fuck's sake, that have worked a full-time job. And then they say, well, maybe you should have gotten a better job with better insurance.
10:15Moses Mike Grinder Johnson is the most worthless, worst American on the planet. The MAGA Christians are the biggest pro-death cult this country has ever seen. All of their policies lead to death. All of the followers at the mega churches that work so long, so many hours on their personal relationship with their Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, become worse human beings because they're preachers. Their number one goal is to grift and build more churches to recruit more dipshits. And Kylie sent me a video of Eric Kirk at her make heaven crowded Kool-Aid party, a la Jim Jones style, where she said, don't allow curiosity to penetrate your faith.
11:11Think about how, what a cult like, Kylie, can you find that? Yeah. Think about. Thanks, Kylie. Think about that. Do not like curiosity can harm your faith. Well, here's the deal. I was raised like that, but it was said more eloquently. But I mean, that's what they say. You can't think critically because that you have to have faith. You can't ask questions because then you don't have faith. So, I mean, they've got it into this catch 22 too, that you feel like you're a sinner if you question. But I mean, it's just don't let curiosity disrupt your face. I mean, come on. Kylie will find it. And then she goes on to say, like, don't ask questions.
11:57And that's that's the teaching. That's how they teach it. I was in it. You know, that's why when we were at the Dinosaur Museum and you're like, you know, the earth is more than 2000 years old or 5000 or whatever you said. Let me give some context to our... Years ago, years ago, Pumps was a die in the wool, George W. Bush Republican, made fun of me for voting for John Kerry. And she was uber religious. I was a super Democrat. Evangelical. And our kids were best friends and we had chemistry, but she was kind of like the least compatible on paper friend that i could have and likewise i was the least compatible but we hung out there was something that magnetism that drew us together so we go to the dinosaur museum with our little kids and i was always like so fascinated becomes because pumps is an attorney and she's so smart and she could be smart smart smart and then critical thinking would just completely suspend regarding like the the age of the earth so we're at the dinosaur museum i was like this dinosaur bones are 300 million years old.
13:06And I'm like, Hey, pumps, you ever do the math on that with the Bible only being saying the earth is five, 6 ,000 years old. And she was like, well, maybe it took, you know, maybe it took more time for the earth to go around the sun. I'm like, no, it's always taken the 24 hours. That's what sustains life. But so, I mean, that, that's where I was, you know, and it's things like that, that you have to peel it away. But had I never had somebody that challenged the question and you weren't rude or anything. It was just like, Hey, how does this go? It was kind of tongue in cheek. Yeah. And we were, I mean, I was always be pretty tongue in cheek about like, Hey, pops.
13:48But when you say critical thinking gets suspended and there are certain things that you have cognitive dissonance about that you don't even realize because that's how you're indoctrinated. I'm living proof that that is absolutely the case. all right kylie do you have our eric kirk just throw that out there but um but i say that because curiosity can totally derail us as christians completely and it doesn't allow the lord to use your life in a way that glorifies him and so just keep that in mind when you're reading things and you're internalizing things and you know if you go if you try to chase down every single ridiculous accusation about yourself you'll get nothing done charlie knew that charlie spent his time responding to everything paps okay so here's the thing about that that is what you're taught if you question if you are curious that you will be out of God's favor.
14:56And so when she says, you know, you won't, God won't use you like he could indirectly to me, it's kind of a threat. If you question, you're not going to get all the blessings that you want. Your personal relationship with Jesus and God is going to be different. So I, that was a very manipulative evangelical preacher style dig because somebody's going to hold on to that. And the next time they have a question, it'll be like, no, that'll harm me with God. I can't do that. Right. I mean, it's so, it's so cold. It's so manipulative. And Kylie found that. And when she sent it to me, I thought, oh my God.
15:33And a couple of notes of this, of just the moral rot within turning point within evangelical Christians, within Erica Kirk, not only is she weaponizing her gender there, she's weaponizing her grief. Do you notice it's a little bit and she says something so outrageous. And then she says, Charlie knew this. And it's so incredibly manipulative. And so many people after Charlie Kirk died, you know, there's always this like lemming effect online would post, Oh, Charlie Kirk, Oh, all of this stuff on Instagram. And they really like, if you dig into what turning point is turning point is a death cult.
16:11The two people that founded it, Charlie Kirk died of a violent gunshot wound. And they spoke for, you know, if people die, that's a risk that we have to take. And then they went bananas over COVID. And the benefactor, the main financial investor, I can't remember the guy's name, he was much older than Charlie Kirk. He died of COVID. And so the evangelical Christianity is a death cult. And now they have a government and Russell Vogt who is implementing all of these death style policies via project 2025. So like they're favoring what the environmental protection agency is supposed to protect us, protect the environment.
16:53Now it is completely deregulating anything chemicals, anything in the environment, clean water. So you're going to start seeing cancer clusters. You're going to see the population get sicker, more deaths. And it is super, super, super important that we call MAGA what it is. It's not just a personality cult. It is a death cult. All of their policies lead to death. Charlie Kirk and the owner, the main benefactor of Turning Point, prime example right here. And here's what bothers me about the whole thing. like many of you, I fantasize all the time about like massive strokes, blood clots, heart attacks, right?
17:39I'm not, I'm just going to say that I'm not, not going to connect that to whatever it's supposed to be connected to, but I'm sure that you all can connect it. And I'm like, Oh God would be so great. And then I see a video like this. And I realized that there is a cancer that is incubating far worse than what Pudding Boy has delivered. Play the clip. Particular piece of information has haunted me. That one of the telltale signs of an ancient brothel in the pagan world was that you'd always find a large number of baby skeletons nearby. A LOT OF BABY SKELETONS. AND THOSE BONES PREDOMINATELY BELONG TO BOYS.
18:25BECAUSE UNLIKE LITTLE GIRLS, THOSE BOYS WOULD BE OF NO USE TO THE FUTURE ADULTS WHO WERE RUNNING THOSE BROTHELS. NOW, THIS IS SHOCKING TO US. WHAT? BECAUSE WE GREW UP IN A CHRISTIAN CULTURE AND WERE FORMED BY RELIGIOUS VALUES. EVEN THOSE OF US WHO AREN'T PARTICULARLY FAITHFUL, IT'S A SHOCKING THING TO HEAR. But we have to remember that in the ancient pagan world, discarding children was routine. Okay, so he's trying to link this at this March for Life rally. But here's the thing that everybody has to understand about Moses Mike Grinder Johnson, J.D. Vance, Paula White, all of these people. It's performative Christianity for them to either attain power, attain wealth, or both.
19:13That's what it is. Your mega church pastor out there in suburban America, it's not about religion. It's not about making, it's not about spirituality. It's not about making his flock better, more compassionate, more empathetic. It's about making him richer. These people are snake oil salesmen. These people do not give a shit about empathy, compassion, meeting the marginalized, meeting the sick, standing up against the egregious accumulation of wealth concentrated in the 0.01%. You never hear a word about that. That's what Jesus spoke about. But Erica Kirk's over there like, hey, don't question, you know, Charlie wouldn't.
19:54And then here's what, you know, Charlie wouldn't do it. Okay. And so here we have, I showed you Moses Mike. I showed you Erica Kirk, Raphael Ted Cruz. All of these people will not shut the F up about how religious they are. All right. Erica Kirk called ICE protesters. Demonic. There are real Christians out there that have a sense of spirituality. And I'm not religious at all. I have no interest in it. But there are people who really take the central character of the Bible, Jesus Christ's message of radical empathy to heart. And so here are clergy protesting the Israelis, and they all end up getting arrested.
20:50Prim Thacker tweets, imagine the times while J.D. Vance is at the March for Life seeking to force a restrictive form of religion down people's throats. Members of the clergy are being arrested while praying for all the kids and workers who Vance and Trump are abducting. And so these people continue to lie to you, Raphael, JD Vance, little Moses, Mike Grinder, Johnson, Kanks, because now all of their evil colluders own all the algorithms. And so they know if they just keep lying, they'll get that out and they'll get that out. Where the truth of the matter is the people who genuinely don't care that their megachurch has a coffee shop and a pastor has a stylist in 25 locations around the world.
21:42There are people that say that's ridiculous. Let's fight for the marginalized. Let's fight for the most downtrodden among us and lift them up. And what does this regime do? Arrest them. Well, this regime has come out against the Pope and all of the Catholic leaders, which I have no, I'm not a supporter of any of those things, but we can all, I mean, we all know the Pope is the leading figure of the Catholic church, whether I agree with him or not, he's coming out against ICE and immigration, all of the archdiocese or cardinals or whatever you call it, they're coming out against them. So, you know, look in the mirror, people look in the mirror.
22:23Do you want to be part of a group that kills people or do you want to lift up other people? I mean, it's just kind of really that simple. Are you in on murdering innocent people? Or do you stand for something more? That's kind of an apparently JD, and we know JD Vance and kinks and all them down. All right, guys, that's all we have. Please like subscribe, leave us a little comment about the dinosaur museum. And we'll be back later with more news.
22:59Thank you.
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