Republican Senator Ted Cruz walked back his comments calling January 6th a “terrorist attack” after receiving slack from Trump World and one of it’s leading figures… Fox News Host Tucker Carlson. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza discusses why Cruz is changing course on his messaging in order to keep his future political aspirations alive within the Trump base. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Fox host spars with Ted Cruz on live TV over Jan. 6th. Keilar rolls the tape https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/01/07/ted-cruz-fox-news-tucker-carlson-january-6-comments-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/new-day-highlights/ The Capitol siege: The cases behind the biggest criminal investigation in U.S. history https://www.npr.org/2021/02/09/965472049/the-capitol-siege-the-arrested-and-their-stories https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_2de70522-d574-479b-a101-6948f1d78338 https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1479454720569794562 Defiant Ted Cruz stands by refusal to endorse Trump after being booed during convention speech https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/20/politics/ted-cruz-republican-convention-moment/index.html About me: I was named "best dressed" in 7th grade. That, along with being CNN's editor at large and author of the daily "Point" newsletter are my proudest achievements. Look for me here every Tuesday and Thursday to find out what’s really going down in politics. CREDITS Writer: Chris Cillizza Producer: Moira Donohue The Point Editor: Lauren Dezenski Video Editor: Steven Sevilla Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cillizzac/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cillizzacnn Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.cillizza/ Subscribe to The Point newsletter: https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/the-point-with-chris-cillizza?source=Point_Youtube. #CNN #Cillizza #TedCruz
