{"id":21914,"date":"2026-03-11T23:33:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=21914"},"modified":"2026-03-11T23:33:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T23:33:24","slug":"exclusive-ted-cruz-says-tucker-carlson-is-targeting-evangelicals-raises-alarm-over-possible-foreign-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=21914","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Ted Cruz Says Tucker Carlson Is Targeting Evangelicals, Raises Alarm Over Possible Foreign Influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview, Senator Ted Cruz sat down with CBN News to discuss the war in Iran, Israel\u2019s role in the war, the venomous ideology of Tucker Carlson, the rise of antisemitism and a warning to the Church about it.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Specifically,\u00a0Cruz says Tucker Carlson is going directly after Evangelicals.\u00a0\u201cThe target of this operation is you and me, it is evangelical Christians,\u201d Cruz tells CBN News. \u201cTucker Carlson has said there is nobody he hates more on planet Earth than Christian Zionists and he names specifically me and Mike Huckabee. I think it&#8217;s unfortunate that I am the person he says he hates most on Earth. Now, why does he hate me? He hates me, number one, because I&#8217;m a Christian and that is my faith and I&#8217;m not going to run away from it or apologize for it. But he hates me\u00a0number two, because I&#8217;m a Zionist.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: In an exclusive interview with CBN News, Senator Ted Cruz warns that, \u201cChrist Is King\u201d Is being twisted online into an Anti-Jewish Code that is used to attack Jews. \u201cI&#8217;m really troubled by how the phrase \u2018Christ is King\u2019 is being used. Look, I agree with the statement\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w5hPRhtW8x\">pic.twitter.com\/w5hPRhtW8x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Brody (@DBrodyReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DBrodyReports\/status\/2031860997665783849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch: Senator Ted Cruz Warns That\u00a0\u201cChrist is King\u201d is Being Twisted Online Into an Anti-Jewish Attack<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Senator Cruz also is concerned that Carlson may be under the financial influence of Qatar and\/or other Muslim nations.\u00a0\u201cI&#8217;m very concerned about that,\u201d Senator Cruz says. As for whether\u00a0any potential\u00a0financial\u00a0foreign ties\u00a0should\u00a0be investigated, Cruz was very clear. \u201cAbsolutely.\u201d When asked about a congressional investigation he went on to say,\u00a0\u201cLook, I think anyone who is receiving foreign money,\u00a0money\u00a0and not disclosing it to spread lies, to act as an agent of a foreign government, I think that should be disclosed. I think it is dishonest, to receive foreign money and then pretend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: In an exclusive interview with CBN News, Senator Ted Cruz Says Tucker Carlson\u2019s Possible Foreign Money Ties Should Be Investigated. \u201cAbsolutely&#8230;look, I think anyone who is receiving foreign money, money and not disclosing it to spread lies, to act as an agent of a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/POFv9gRn9g\">pic.twitter.com\/POFv9gRn9g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Brody (@DBrodyReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DBrodyReports\/status\/2031854844714033217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click Above\u00a0to Watch: Sen. Ted Cruz Raises Concerns About Foreign Influence and Tucker Carlson<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Senator Cruz also expressed concerned about Republicans not denouncing what he believes is Tucker Carlson\u2019s\u00a0antisemitic language and actions. Vice President JD Vance is close friends with Carlson so does the senator believe the VP should call him out? \u00a0\u201cLook, everyone&#8217;s going to have to decide where they stand,\u201d Senator Cruz tells CBN News. \u201cRonald Reagan in 1964 gave a very famous speech, a time for choosing\u00a0and I think this is a time for choosing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: In an exclusive interview with CBN News, Senator Ted Cruz Says Tucker Carlson is specifically targeting evangelical Christians and believes GOP Politicians need to speak out against his venomous ideology. When asked if that includes Vice President JD Vance who is good\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uUqZbdcmQ9\">pic.twitter.com\/uUqZbdcmQ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Brody (@DBrodyReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DBrodyReports\/status\/2031857443060199679?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Regarding the war in Iran, Senator Cruz weighed on whether he believed Israel could defeat Iran without America\u2019s help.\u00a0\u201cYes, I do. And you look at the 12-Day War. The\u00a012-day\u00a0war. Israel completely decimated, Iran. And they did\u00a0almost the\u00a0entirety of that war on their own.\u00a0You look at their bombing\u00a0raids,\u00a0and I will tell you, the Mossad, their intelligence penetration is extraordinary.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: In an exclusive interview with CBN News, I asked Senator Ted Cruz whether Israel could defeat Iran without America&#8217;s help. He responded, \u201cYes, I do. And you look at the 12- Day War&#8230;Israel completely decimated Iran. And they did almost the entirety of that war on their\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0t5S4lSV7u\">pic.twitter.com\/0t5S4lSV7u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Brody (@DBrodyReports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DBrodyReports\/status\/2031858738890768690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch: Sen. Ted Cruz on Whether Israel Can Defeat Iran Without America&#8217;s Help<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Watch Thursday\u2019s 700 Club for a complete report on the interview with\u00a0Senator\u00a0Ted Cruz.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive interview, Senator Ted Cruz sat down with CBN News to discuss the war in Iran, Israel\u2019s role in the war, the venomous ideology of Tucker Carlson, the rise of antisemitism and a warning to the Church about it.\u00a0 Specifically,\u00a0Cruz says Tucker Carlson is going directly after Evangelicals.\u00a0\u201cThe target of this operation is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[2961,70,7243,2071,855,1592,5464,7244,2533,7242,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-21914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jesus","8":"tag-alarm","9":"tag-carlson","10":"tag-cruz","11":"tag-evangelicals","12":"tag-exclusive","13":"tag-foreign","14":"tag-influence","15":"tag-raises","16":"tag-targeting","17":"tag-ted","18":"tag-tucker"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/21915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}