Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) begged Tucker Carlson for forgiveness on Thursday. His sin: intimating that some of the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 were terrorists. The one-time presidential candidate debased himself in front of millions of conservative viewers, attempting to atone for daring to criticize the MAGA rioters, but a prickly Carlson refused to accept his apology.
The saga started the day before, on the eve of the anniversary of the riot, when Cruz referred to the historic insurrection attempt as a violent terrorist attack during a speech on the Senate floor. His remarks set off fierce backlash in the MAGAverse which has grown increasingly hostile to criticism of Jan. 6 culminating with Carlson lashing out at the senator during primetime on Wednesday evening.
An obsequious Cruz appeared on Carlsons show Thursday to smooth things over an astonishing setup, in which one of the most high-profile elected Republicans in the country flogged himself before a cable news host.
The interview was a demonstration not only of Carlsons power over the GOP, but of how Jan. 6 revisionism has become Republican orthodoxy a line in the sand that officials dare not cross.
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