It showed how in lockstep Fox News and Republicans are and the influence Fox News has.Īmanda Carpenter, a former staffer of Cruz and now a columnist for The Bulwark, told CNN’s Brian Stelter on Sunday’s “Reliable Sources” that the key to the Carlson-Cruz interview wasn’t Cruz’s humiliation, but “his radicalization that happened right there in that interview.” The exchange not only showed how spineless Cruz is, but more importantly, how much power Carlson has, particularly among many conservatives. I just don’t.”Ĭarlson insisted Cruz was helping “the other side” by referring to what happened on Jan. … You take words as seriously as any man who has ever served in the Senate, and every word - you repeated that phrase, I do not believe that you used that accidentally.
Cruz told Carlson, “The way I phrased things yesterday, it was sloppy, and it was frankly dumb.”īut Carlson wasn’t having it, telling Cruz, “I don’t buy that. What happened next? Cruz begged his way onto Carlson’s show so he could grovel for forgiveness. Sorry! So why are you telling us that it was, Ted Cruz?” 6 was, it was definitely not a violent terrorist attack. On his Fox News prime-time show, Carlson crushed Cruz, saying, “Every word Ted Cruz uses is used intentionally. Then he took it all back when Tucker Carlson put him on blast.
6, 2021, a “terrorist attack.” In fact, he has done so, reportedly, more than a dozen times in the past year, and most recently as last week - the anniversary of the insurrection. Jinger is having a hard time coping with it.Texas Republican Sen. In May, a source told PEOPLE that "overall, Jinger and Jeremy are horrified and disgusted by the situation," adding, "Being a family themselves, the idea of these kinds of charges against Josh are a horrific thing. While this case must go through the legal system, we want to make it clear that we absolutely condemn any form of child abuse and fully support the authorities and judicial process in their pursuit of justice," she and husband Jeremy said in an April 30 statement shared on Instagram. "We are disturbed to hear of the charges against Josh. Many members of the Duggar family spoke out after Josh's allegations in April, including Jinger. And listen below for more on Counting On 's cancellation. Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday? Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday. TLC cancelled the show on the heels of prior allegations against Josh Duggar and he has not appeared on-air since then." 19 Kids and Counting has not aired since 2015. If convicted of the alleged crimes, he could receive up to 20 years of imprisonment and up to $250,000 in fines on each of the two counts, amounting to a total possible sentence of 40 years.įollowing Josh's arrest, TLC released a statement that read: "TLC is saddened to learn about the continued troubles involving Josh Duggar. Prosecutors believe Josh had more than 200 images of children on his computer. RELATED: Jinger Duggar's Husband Jeremy Vuolo Says He Wants 'Justice Carried Out' in Josh Duggar's Child Porn CaseĪnother scandal made headlines this April when Josh pleaded not guilty to charges of receiving and possessing child pornography and was released from jail one week after he was arrested. Then, a month later in August 2015, Josh confessed to having a pornography addiction and cheating on his wife Anna Duggar in an apologetic statement after Gawker reported that he appeared to have had active accounts on Ashley Madison, a website created to facilitate cheating on your spouse. Two of his sisters, Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald later came forward as two of the victims, insisting they had already "moved on" and forgiven their brother when the news became public.Īlso in 2015, amid Josh's first public scandal, 19 Kids and Counting was canceled after nine seasons. Counting On premiered in the same year that news broke about Josh allegedly molesting five underage girls when he was a teenager.
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