Sen. Ted Cruz compares pro-choice 'goons' to 'peaceful' Capitol insurrectionists [View all]

It appears that Sen. Ted Cruz's past comments about the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are coming back to haunt him, again. Speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News this week, the Houston Republican condemned pro-choice activists protesting outside the homes of Supreme Court justices as "goons."

Protesters over the weekend gathered in front of the homes of Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and Justice Samuel Alito, the author of the leaked draft opinion revealing the high court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Cruz said the demonstrations showed "complete hypocrisy" by Democrats and the media and compared the protesters to rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection that led to the deaths of five people.

Cruz went as far as claiming the insurrectionists supporting former President Donald Trump were "peacefully protesting."

"On Jan. 6, 2021 you had tens of thousands of people peacefully protesting and yet the corporate media and democrats slander them with the made-up term 'insurrectionist,'" Cruz said "And yet in this instance, they are not willing to call off their goons even now as this has the potential to escalate and escalate further."

Read more: https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Ted-Cruz-abortion-protesters-Capitol-rioters-goons-17162340.php

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