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Ted Cruz slams British journos for asking why school mass shootings ‘only happen in America,’ mocking ‘American exceptionalism’

May 26, 2022 | | Print Article

(Video Credit: Sky News)

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) finally had enough and stormed off as a Sky News “propagandist” grilled him during a vigil held for the victims of the Uvalde, Texas school massacre on Wednesday, falsely asserting that shootings like this “only happen in America.”

Cruz and Governor Greg Abbott joined hundreds of family members and friends who mourned the loss of 19 children and two teachers in the horrific shooting. The media, circling like opportunistic vultures, apparently descended on the scene to try and gin up more anti-gun sentiment.

Spouting the talking points of the left, Sky News British journalist Mark Stone attempted to corner Cruz on whether it was time for gun reform in the United States. He had the nerve to ask the senator why American exceptionalism is “so awful.”

“You know, I’m sorry you think American exceptionalism is awful. You’ve got your political agenda. God love you,” Cruz told him and then walked away as the reporter peppered him with more inappropriate questions.

Stone went after Cruz attempting to bait him by saying, “You can’t answer that.”

Cruz let his anger get the better of him and appropriately turned and told the media antagonist, “Why is it that people come from all over the world to America? Because it’s the freest, most prosperous, safest country on Earth. Stop being a propagandist.”

“You know, it’s easy to go to politics,” Cruz told the reporter at the beginning of their exchange. “Inevitably, when some violent psychopath murders people, if you want to stop violent crime, the proposals the Democrats have — none of them would have stopped this.”

“There are 19 sets of parents who are never going to get to kiss their child tonight,” he sadly stated.

The incident followed another where Democrat Beto O’Rourke attempted to shout down Governor Abbott during a press gaggle over the shooting. O’Rourke accused the governor of doing nothing about gun crime in what was evidently a staged publicity stunt. Lt. Gov. Patrick bluntly told him, “You’re out of line and an embarrassment,” and then had him removed from the gathering.

Now the media is focusing on the fact that both Cruz and Abbott will be speaking at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual meeting in Houston on Friday as if that in itself is some sort of heinous crime.

Cruz told reporters that “inevitably when there’s a murder of this kind, you see politicians try to politicize it, you see Democrats and a lot of folks in the media whose immediate solution is to try to restrict the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens.”

(Video Credit: CNN)

He also spoke on Fox News, expressing his sorrow for the parents and the community while venting his anger at Democrats concerning the horrific situation.

(Video Credit: Fox News)

As the senator grieved with his fellow Texans over the atrocities committed by a madman who likely would have killed people one way or the other, leftists tried to savage him over gun control.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) attacked Cruz over the NRA, “‘Aren’t you slated to headline a speaking gig for the NRA in three days – in Houston, no less? You can do more than pray. Faith without works is dead.”

Republicans are refusing to be bullied by leftist Democrats who are bent on gun-control and doing away with Second Amendment rights.

Former President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday he intends to speak at the NRA meeting.

“America needs real solutions and real leadership in this moment, not politicians and partisanship,” Trump stated on Truth Social. “That’s why I will keep my longtime commitment to speak in Texas at the NRA Convention and deliver an important address to America. In the meantime, we all continue to pray for the victims, their families, and for our entire nation – we are all in this together!”

Trump said on Wednesday that the elementary school shooting is a “moment in time that will never be forgotten” and conveyed his “grief and sorrow” for the victims of the mass shooting.

Andrew Follett of the Club for Growth astutely pointed out on social media that there are “two major lies” being spread by the media about mass shootings and gun control. The lengthy thread expertly exposes the dishonesty of the media on the subject.

“The idea, of course, is that Europe, for example, has strong gun control laws and therefore fewer if any mass shootings. People are tweeting all sorts of graphs about the numbers of mass shootings in different countries, but add them up, and the United States isn’t quite the shooting gallery that the media and Democrats make it out to be,” Twitchy wrote.

“A thread on how the media is telling you two major lies about mass shootings and gun control 1: Other countries with vastly stricter gun laws than the US have higher rates of mass shootings. 2: US jurisdictions w/ gun laws have exponentially higher rates of gun violence,” Follett tweeted.

“Although events in the U.S. tend to get the lion’s share of media exposure, mass shootings are clearly a worldwide issue. The US makes up about 1.15% of the world’s mass shootings while having almost 5% of the world’s population,” he continued.

“Out of 97 countries with data, the US is 64th in frequency of mass shootings and 65th in murder rate. And rates of mass shootings elsewhere are rising faster,” Follett added.

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  5. America is exceptional! We have the largest numbers of dead and injured school children in the world based on population. We should thank each of those deceased children for being willing to die so that we can have more firearms than people in the US. These weapons may be needed so the citizen patriots can defend our rights against a tyrannical government someday… but, come on, more real firepower will be needed! Amazon should be permitted to sell tanks and missiles, grenades and mortars, better sniper rifles and cluster bombs. Just imagine the thrill of having a few of those under your bed when you hear a noise in the dark! Napalm to start the grill instantly! Just the price of freedom. (sorry ’bout the kids)

  6. I have a shout out to the clown(s) from Oz who claim to be free of such crimes because of their draconian gun laws.

    Monash University Shooting
    Oakhampton Heights Shooting
    Hectorville Siege
    Hunt Family Murders
    Melbourne CBD Shootings
    Wedderburn Shooting
    2014 Sydney Hostage Crisis
    Parramatta Shooting
    Port Lincoln Murders
    Brighton Siege Hills District Murders
    2019 Darwin Shooting
    Melbourne Nightclub Shooting

    But I will admit you don’t have quite the volume we do…at least with guns. There is an equally long list of mass murders by arson down under. If the gun isn’t handy lunatics will find a way.

    1. Yep! There has been threats of outlawing knives in some Euro cities because of the number of knife stabbings. I think there are typically more stabbings annually here than shootings as well.

  7. There are mass shootings in schools all over the world. Russia – Australia – Canada
    To say it only happens in the U.S is nothing more than political B.S

  8. Nope.. wrong again, Scottish guy came into class room with machete. Massacred 5 year olds, Sweden shooter went to island AK47 killed a lot, it goes on and on. Evil is here and we have not workable idea. No Assault weapons good start

  10. Ted should have cold cocked that piece of shit. He is there to support and try to help heal the people affected by this tragedy and that asshat wants to talk politics. Sen Cruz said it best, “why do people come from every country to the US…”

    He is also right, the BS gun laws the dems propose would do NOTHING. I believe drugs are illegal, how did that work?

    Here is a fact for you moron, we kicked the shit out of your country to live in a new, free nation. Sorry you don’t have the freedoms we enjoy, but don’t try to impose your misery on us.

    Why don’t we reinstate policies supporting mental health in our country?

    “With freedom comes responsibility” – Eleanor Roosevelt.

  11. Our immigration policy of allowing terrorists and violent people in our borders. Unlike every other nation on earth.

  12. For the leftist journos and idiots like AOC, the NRA is not the demonic organization you make it out to be. Obviously, you’ve never gone through an NRA course on firearms safety, or seen the children’s education programs featuring Eddie the Eagle, where kids are taught how to react if they find a firearm (and it’s NOT to pick it up and see if it shoots, AOC). How about the Women on Target program, exclusively for women who are taught firearms safety and handling? I have coached those events, and I found that the women absolutely enjoy themselves, many of them are nurses who come back several times. Nobody is pressured, nobody is fed “propaganda”, although we do provide breakfast for the morning session and lunch for the afternoon session. So, tell me, AOC, when the NRA lobbies against laws that discriminate against law-abiding citizens, is that evil? Do you feel that discriminatory laws are doing anything to prevent criminals from getting firearms on the black market?

  13. Ask those journos about Dover this coming June. Ask them why their own citizens are concerned about being displaced by illegal immigrants. The UK is in an even bigger mess than we are.

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