{"id":777,"date":"2026-05-23T07:03:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T07:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=777"},"modified":"2026-05-23T07:03:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T07:03:58","slug":"ted-cruz-says-gop-senators-were-screaming-at-todd-blanche-during-anti-weaponization-fund-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemovingnews.com\/?p=777","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz says GOP senators were \u2018screaming’ at Todd Blanche during \u2018anti-weaponization’ fund briefing"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Screaming, yelling and accusations of self-dealing.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s how Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Friday described a closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on the Trump administration\u2019s $1.8 billion \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund that\u2019s drawn bipartisan opposition.<\/p>\n

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On his podcast \u201cVerdict with Ted Cruz,\u201d the Texas senator described the meeting as \u201cone of the roughest meetings I\u2019ve seen in my entire time in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFiery does not begin to cut it,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cMy guess is there\u2019re probably 45 senators in the room, at least half of them were blasting the attorney general, and they were pissed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senate Republicans met with Blanche on Thursday to discuss the fund, which ultimately derailed a vote on a Republican bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, NBC News previously reported.<\/p>\n