{"id":291522,"date":"2021-07-06T01:49:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-05T22:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ted-cruz-takes-aim-at-cori-bush-tweet-criticizing-july-4\/"},"modified":"2021-07-06T01:49:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-05T22:49:33","slug":"ted-cruz-takes-aim-at-cori-bush-tweet-criticizing-july-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ted-cruz-takes-aim-at-cori-bush-tweet-criticizing-july-4\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ted Cruz takes aim at Cori Bush tweet criticizing July 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Ted Cruz takes aim at Cori Bush tweet criticizing July 4<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday ripped into Rep. Cori Bush as spreading \u201chateful, divisive lies\u201d when she tweeted that the Fourth of July is only about freedom for white Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen they say that the 4th of July is about American freedom, remember this: the freedom they\u2019re referring to is for white people, the Missouri Democrat said on social media<\/a> Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cruz (R-Texas) slammed her remarks, likening her comments to former football quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHateful, divisive lies. The Left hates America. Believe them when they tell you this.Two years ago, Colin Kaepernick tried to spread the same lies on July 4. I responded with the wisdom of the great abolitionist Frederick Douglas,\u201d Cruz tweeted on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), an African-American Republican congressman, said he felt Bush\u2019s tweet was \u201coutlandish,\u201d adding he does not believe the majority of the black community agreed with her sentiments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hateful, divisive lies.<\/p>\n

The Left hates America. Believe them when they tell you this.<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Colin Kaepernick tried to spread the same lies on July 4. I responded with the wisdom of the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass:https:\/\/t.co\/XPTXlFRrP6<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/a2PAKMukMa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

\u201cFirst of all, yes, July 4, Independence Day, is to celebrate the freedom of this nation from British tyranny. That is the purpose of the celebration. We should all celebrate that. Number two, black people are free in America. That is what has happ<\/a>ened since 1865. That is the state of play in 2021 America. So, I look at her tweet, I shake my head, I don\u2019t agree, and to be truthful, most black people just don\u2019t agree with that. And most people don\u2019t agree with that,\u201d he said during an appearance on Fox News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe live in the greatest country in the world. More black people have accomplished and achieved more wealth here in the United States than any other country in the world. We should actually celebrate that and celebrate, frankly, the birth of the greatest nation man has ever known Everybody knows it is outlandish. It is ridiculous. That tweet just makes no sense at all. It flies in the face of the reality that the vast majority of Americans \u2014 frankly all Americans \u2014 see every single day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rep. Cori Bush tweeted that the Fourth of July is only about freedom for white Americans.<\/figcaption>
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And House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) argued that Bush doesn\u2019t \u201crealize how amazing American freedom really is,\u201d in a quote tweet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you think so low of America, there are plenty of other countries to live in. Maybe you\u2019ll come to realize how amazing American freedom really is,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

Bush shot back at criticisms on Monday, arguing that her critics don\u2019t understand the obstacles the black community faces in the United States, blasting Republicans for pushing back on progressives\u2019 efforts to incorporate critical race theory in schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rep. Cori Bush\u2019s Twitter post on July 4, 2021<\/figcaption>
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\u201cIt\u2019s not a coincidence that the people who are saying Black people have full freedom in our country are the same ones trying to prevent teaching the truth about white supremacy in our classrooms,\u201d she tweeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bush isn\u2019t the only Demcoratic lawmaker to take aim at the July 4 holiday, with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) also stating that there are evident inequalities that remain in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJuly 4th\u2026 & so, the Declaration of Independence says all men are created equal. Equal to what? What men? Only white men? Isn\u2019t it something that they wrote this in 1776 when African Americans were enslaved? They weren\u2019t thinking about us then, but we\u2019re thinking about us now!\u201d she tweeted.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Sen. Ted Cruz ripped into Rep. Cori Bush as spreading \u201chateful, divisive lies.\u201d<\/figcaption>
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\u201cFurther, the Dec. of Ind. says we hold these truths to be \u2018self-evident\u2019\u2026 yet:- 17 states have enacted voter suppression laws- Supreme Court gutted Sec. 5 of the Voting Rights Act \u2013 George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice. Need I say more? #July4<\/a>.\u201d\n <\/div>\n