12/12/24: Ted Cruz confronted on CNN, Republicans defending Matt Gaetz

-- On the Show:

-- Brittany Page, host of The Page Perspective, fills in for David. Check out her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@brittanyepage

-- Texas Senator Ted Cruz gets called out on his contradictions during a CNN interview with Kaitlan Collins

-- Outgoing Senate leader Mitch McConnell gives a tepid response to Trump returning to power

-- Anti-Trump strategist Sarah Longwell dunks on former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy at the DealBook Summit

-- Florida State Representative Susan Valdes changes her party registration from Democrat to Republican, growing the GOP's supermajority

-- Congresswoman Nancy Mace claims she was "physically accosted" by a transgender youth advocate who shook her hand

-- During Trump's first term, the Justice Department obtained records of media figures and elected officials who opposed them

-- Representative Sean Casten, a Democrat, calls out Republicans for protecting Matt Gaetz and blocking the ethics report from getting released

-- Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is expected to become the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, signaling a new generation of Democratic leadership

-- Daniel Penny, who was found not guilty of manslaughter this week for his involvement in the death of Jordan Neely, says to Fox News's Jeanine Pirro he has no regrets

-- On the Bonus Show: Jesse Dollemore joins Brittany Page to discuss RFK Jr.'s agenda in the Trump administration, prominent Democrats acquiescing to Trump, and much more...

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