Ted Cruz Singles Out Jews in Fear-Mongering Statement About Foreign Policy
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) released a video entitled “the Biden Express is headed Left,” which claims, accompanied by ominous music, that “Bernie Sanders is driving the Democrat Party’s agenda.”
The video echoes Cruz’s previous and baseless speculation that Sen. Sanders (I-VT), the most famous Jewish politician in the United States, could be appointed Joe Biden’s Secretary of State. The press release from Cruz’s office announcing the video offers further speculation about the Jewish Senator and also names the progressive Jewish organization IfNotNow as an influencing force that could bring about the changes to foreign policy Cruz warns would help “turn America into a socialist country”:
“Not only would a Sanders State Department praise brutal dictators and decline to recognize legitimate leaders in nations like Venezuela, it would also be hostile towards our ally, Israel. Earlier this year, Sanders received an endorsement from the anti-Israeli-occupation group ‘IfNotNow’ and told the New York Times he would condition aid to Israel.”
IfNotNow responded, noting that Cruz’s video and the statement from his office evoked antisemitic tropes about Jewish control over government and global affairs: