"They want the votes": Ted Cruz says Democrats are pro-Palestine just for show

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) had a tall order of complaints Sunday morning when he blasted President Biden and Democrats as a whole, accusing them of supporting pro-Palestinian protestors for political gain. 

Cruz joined radio host John Catsimatidis — best known as a grocery store mogul and Republican donor — on “The Cats Roundtable” on WABC 770 AM in an interview anchored in criticisms of the Biden administration and the Democrats’ approach to U.S foreign policy and immigration. 

Specifically, Cruz focused on the pro-Palestine movement’s significance to the Democratic party in the presidential elections. “They’re having pro-Hamas rallies, and the Democrat Party is paralyzed because they want the votes,” he told Catsimatidis.

His accusations didn’t stop there, as he went on to call out the criminal justice system and school administrators for being too lenient towards student protesters who participated in pro-Palestine encampments and demonstrations on college campuses across the country.

He alleged that these students are being funded by “people directly affiliated with Hamas,” and claimed that the Justice Department is too “politicized” to investigate.

“If anyone threatens another student — and we’re seeing Jewish students threatened at universities across the country — here’s what should happen: You threaten another student, you should be arrested," Cruz said. "You should be prosecuted. You should be expelled.”

The senator’s remarks come mere days after 31 of 46 college students who were arrested for allegedly participating in the occupation of Columbia University’s Hamilton had charges dropped by the Manhattan district attorney’s office due to lack of evidence and criminal history, the Hill reported.