WATCH: Cruz and Mayorkas accuse each other of being ‘revolting’ in tense exchange
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The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security blasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for unleashing a “revolting” series of accusations against him during a public hearing that descended into chaos over his handling of the border.
Cruz and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced off Tuesday afternoon in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about oversight of DHS.
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“Mr. Secretary, I want to say to you right now — your behavior is disgraceful. And the deaths, the children assaulted, the children raped. They are at your feet, and if you had integrity, you’d resign,” Cruz said in his final statement.
“And I will tell you, the men and women of the Border Patrol, they’ve never had a political leader undermine them. They despise you, Mr. Secretary, because you’re willing to let children be raped to follow political orders,” Cruz continued. “This is a crisis. It’s a disgrace. You won’t even admit this human tragedy is a crisis.”
As Cruz finished his remark, Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) gave Mayorkas the option of responding to Cruz’s statement.
“What the senator said was revolting. I’m not going to address it,” Mayorkas said.
Cruz jumped in with the final line.
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“Your refusal to do your job is revolting,” Cruz said.
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) immediately launched into his own line of questioning and said Cruz’s treatment of Mayorkas was “disrespectful.”