Ted Cruz with Sheriff David Clarke on the Sean Hannity Show

finally somebody reached them and had something to say that was unambiguous and that's important to me I don't like any mealy mouth off

don't tell and tiptoe around the edges tell me what you mean tell me exactly what you're saying he did it I'm

talking about Ted Cruz Republican Texas who came out with a statement defending the American police officer senator

Cruz thanks for joining Cher Clark thank you for having me and thank you for serving everyday for protecting our country standing

up and speaking the truth it is neat now more than ever pleasure to serve senator what why do you think that

I heard you was the first one I know Scott Walker has his is come out since are why have

the candidates for president the United States kind of avoided this this whole backlash against the American police officer what made you finally come out and say Hey look I

I have my finger on the pulse of the American public right now this bother of the people many sabes well

you know unfortunately with a lot of politicians in Washington there's fear fear spirit of timidity and

they're afraid to speak up they're afraid to speak the truth you know I've spent much of my adult life working with law enforcement working as the Solicitor General attacks alright

first responders and law enforcement lately saying that from the justice department we've seen that from democratic politicians across this country who

unfortunately we're saying the consequences of that kind of rhetoric that kind of victory and and we need to speak up I stand unambiguously

with police officers firefighters with EMS responded with all the first responders who everyday risk their lives to

of the things that I I noticed in your statement and I I read it read it several times because I was looking for you

know their sins is there some daylight in here is there some space in here that he's trying to %HESITATION not accusing you of it but I

outspoken on defending the American police officer I've I've said the president Barack Obama has breathed life into

this movement he has been a what is inflammatory rhetoric he created this there's this is our

opportunity if you will for these copywriters these anarchists to come out of the shadows and cumin operate a

both Borden in broad daylight run right front of our faces with victory all this via are

why why were you not afraid to lay this at the foot of one of the people I got this started as president Barack Obama will

it be because it's the truth and and you know in in in a time of universal deceit are

telling the truth can be a revolutionary act we have got to speak the truth right now that you know I harken back ok

you're nineteen sixties remember the nineteen sixty eight democratic convention where there were running Senate and

it used to be the radicals in the anarchists and those on the fringes of society that would attack enveloped by police

officers it's changing it's now gone to the upper echelons of our government and and we saw the right