Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) reduce an interview brief and stormed off when a British reporter requested him whether or not Tuesday’s Texas faculty bloodbath ought to result in gun management laws and why mass shootings solely happen in america — however not earlier than accusing the correspondent of being a “propagandist” with a “political agenda.”
Cruz was attending a vigil for the 21 victims — together with 19 youngsters — of the capturing at Robb Elementary College with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, different elected officers and victims’ relations when he was requested by Mark Stone of Sky Information whether or not Congress ought to revisit the controversy over gun legal guidelines.
“There are 19 units of oldsters who're by no means going to get to kiss their little one tonight, once more,” Cruz mentioned.
“Is that this the second to reform gun legal guidelines?” the reporter requested.
“You understand, it’s simple to go to politics,” the senator replied.
“The proposals from Democrats and the media? Inevitably, when some violent psychopath murders individuals …,” Cruz started till Stone interjected that the 18-year-old gunman in Uvalde was armed with two assault rifles that he bought legally.
”If you need to cease violent crime, the proposals the Democrats have? None of them would have stopped this,” Cruz asserted.
“However why does this solely occur in your nation?” pressed Stone, including that “many individuals world wide, they can't fathom, why solely in America? Why is that this American exceptionalism so terrible?”
“You understand, I’m sorry you suppose American exceptionalism is terrible. … You’ve obtained your political agenda. God love you,” Cruz responded.
“Senator, I simply need to perceive why you don't suppose that weapons are the issue. It’s simply an American drawback,” Stone requested Cruz because the senator started weaving his means via the gang towards the exit.
The reporter and one other unidentified individual continued to pepper him with questions on mass shootings within the US, with Stone saying at one level: “You'll be able to’t reply that, are you able to?”
The senator then stopped and turned again to confront the reporter nose to nose.
“Why is it that individuals come from everywhere in the world to America? As a result of it’s the freest, most affluent, most secure nation on Earth. Cease being a propagandist,” Cruz mentioned earlier than strolling out the door of the occasion.
Cruz, who's scheduled to talk at a Nationwide Rifle Affiliation occasion in Houston this weekend, has referred to as for faculties to station armed officers on the grounds and restrict the variety of entrances to their buildings.
“One of many issues that everybody agrees [on] is don’t have all of those unlocked again doorways. Have one door into and out of the college and have … armed law enforcement officials at that door,” Cruz informed Fox Information Wednesday, dismissing requires gun reform as “empty political posturing.”
Former President Donald Trump can also be slated to talk on the NRA occasion.
The Uvalde shooter fired at a college district safety officer and two law enforcement officials responding to the scene earlier than coming into the college and murdering the 19 college students and two academics.
It’s unclear if the college officer returned fireplace.
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