Ted Cruz on Clarence Thomas: The Man and Confirmation Wars That Changed America | Record Rewind
Greta WireShow Notes
- Ted Cruz joins Greta Van Susteren to discuss his new biography of Clarence Thomas, tracing the Supreme Court justice’s rise from extreme poverty in rural Georgia to one of the longest tenures in Court history.
- Cruz details Thomas’ surprising political evolution from an angry left-wing college activist and Malcolm X admirer to one of America’s most influential conservative legal thinkers.
- The conversation explores Thomas’ friendship with John Bolton and the influence of his grandfather’s fierce beliefs in individual responsibility, hard work and independence from government.
- Cruz compares the bitter Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh confirmation battles, arguing that both became defining moments in the increasingly partisan fight over Supreme Court nominees.
- Greta presses Cruz about his presidential ambitions, and while he refuses to rule out a future run, he says his immediate focus is helping Republicans hold Congress in the midterms.
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