Happy Friday!
This week involved some early travel troubles and, in exchange, one less video. But I couldn’t help myself — today’s video was too good an opportunity to pass up.
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday posted this gem on X:
As I discussed in the video, Cruz, friend of the show, seems more focused on appeasing a foreign country than representing his own Texas constituents.
To be fair, let’s entertain the argument that a deal or “partnership” with a foreign country can absolutely be economically beneficial. Foreign investment can create jobs, grow industries, and bring money into a state.
But there has to be a caveat: transparency, safeguards and national security have to come first — especially when we’re talking about critical technologies and infrastructure.
Because overreliance on a foreign country or company can create serious vulnerabilities.
Just look at China during COVID. The pandemic exposed just how dependent the United States had become on foreign manufacturing for critical medical supplies. China was a major source of products like masks and other medical equipment, leaving the U.S. vulnerable when supply chains were disrupted.
In short… they had us in a chokehold. Frankly, no American should feel comfortable with that thought.
So, going back to Cruz’s comments, I think it’s worth revisiting an interview he gave Tucker Carlson last year — HIGHLY entertaining watch, by the way.
Carlson asked Cruz whether the Mossad spies domestically on the United States. Cruz’s response?
“Oh, they probably do — and we do as well.”
And look, there’s no great surprise there. Countries act in their own self-interest. The United States does it, and so do foreign governments.
But that raises two bigger questions: If we know foreign countries are acting in their own interests, how much influence do we allow before it becomes a threat to our own national interests?
And perhaps more importantly, how much do the political ambitions, relationships and self-interest of our own politicians influence where that line gets drawn — potentially putting ordinary Americans at risk in the process?
That’s something you would think we could all agree must be continually monitored — especially when we’re talking about foreign influence, critical infrastructure, and technologies that could have long-term consequences for Americans.
Cruz has also previously said that when he joined the U.S. Senate, he would be “the leading defender of Israel.”
And that raises an obvious question:
What about Texas?
