Ted Cruz Talks About Joe Rogan Being 'President' Of Texas If State Secedes From U.S.

[Jilly_in_VA]

In a startling address to constituents, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) recently talked about controversial COVID-19 conspiracist Joe Rogan becoming the “president” of Texas if the state secedes from the union.

“I’m not there yet,” Cruz told an audience last month at Texas A&M University about Texas seceding from the United States — popularly known as “Texit.”

But “if there comes a point where it’s hopeless, then I think we take NASA, we take the military, we take the oil,” he said to loud applause.

Asked if he would also take Rogan, a Texan, Cruz responded: “Joe Rogan, he might be president of Texas!”

When Cruz was asked by a member of the audience about the possibility of seceding, he said he “understood the sentiment.” But he added that he wasn’t ready for it — yet.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ted-cruz-joe-rogan-texas-secession_n_6188864ce4b055e47d7c1480
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I am ROTFL. The military would come in there so fast and blow their asses away it would look like Judgment Day!

[JustAnotherGen]

1. I wouldn't be opposed to them

Seceding

[Cobalt Violet]

5. same.

buh-bye.

[JustAnotherGen]

19. I'll send them

The GOP in Hunterdon County - and we'll take anyone in Houston that wants to move there.

And my forefathers didn't fight for me - they fought for white men - not black people.

Then again - I wouldn't mind if the North East Seceded. I'm so sick of their religion and guns and all of their social issue bullshit. Like - what do I care in NJ! Only Jesus can save them from me now!

[JustAnotherGen]

29. Its just a distraction

Ted Cruz wasn't getting enough attention so like the spoiled brat he is - he threw a tantrum.

If its not the VRA - I don't care.

And of course he did this within days of the BIF passing.

The media is so stupid.

[NickB79]

22. They'd come crawling back shortly

Once their grid, economy and government collapses.

Make an example of them. Blockade and embargo their asses like Cuba and North Korea until they're living off armadillos and cactus pads, while fighting off Mexican cartels to the south.

[leftieNanner]

2. They get to keep NASA???

Good luck with that Teddie.

Sheesh. How can a Princeton and Harvard educated man be so stupid.

[PortTack]

11. So little teddy will no longer be in the US senate..GREAT!

Other advantages
No more Greg ab-butt, john corynin
One less red state draining blue states
They would more than likely never win the presidency again
There’s lots of up sides!

[leftieNanner]

13. That works for me!

And Cornyn too. Oooh! No more Gohmert! That would be worth it for sure.

[JustAnotherGen]

20. He's pushing peoples buttons

It's like a little kid trying to get attention -


Tell him - hmm okay. That's cool. Next week?

See what he does.

[Freddie]

3. Please go

[peppertree]

4. It would be just another bankrupt failed state sending refugees from south of the border

The kind Rafael loves to rail about.

[J_William_Ryan]

7. There is no 'if.'

Texas isn't going anywhere.

[LiberalFighter]

8. The only thing that would happen.... Those opposing Texas

catapulted deep into Mexico and lose their citizenship.

[Jilly_in_VA]

9. I'm not opposed to them seceding

once we pull our military, our money (including oil and ag subsidies), and NASA away from them and offer repatriation to all right-thinking Americans. Same with the rest of the Confedrut idjit states. Let 'em fail!

[LiberalFighter]

10. Even entertaining that idea should be considered treason

and being an insurrectionist.

If they don't like the USA then move the hell to Belarus.

[Irish_Dem]

12. A sitting US senator talks about his state seceding.

And brags about the federal agencies and resources they will steal.

[BlueJac]

14. Then Aaron Rodgers can be his running mate!

Can't make this shit up.

[sinkingfeeling]

15. But why doesn't he want his idol, TFG, to be president?

[berni_mccoy]

16. Cancun Cruz has gone batshit bonkers

And please, let that fucking taker state secede!

[Thomas Hurt]

17. That's right Teddy, commiserate, but don't let on you think the idea is idiocy.

Texas secedes and they will have crippling depopulation, crash their tax base, lose all fed gov't funding, all military bases gone, and they still have to deal with the federal gov't as a neighboring nation state. Leaving them a country of impoverished yahoos. I suppose that could make them happy though. Strap on their six guns and take to riding horses again.

Maybe Mexico will annex them, that would be fn hilarious.

[lindysalsagal]

18. Didn't we just bail Texas out from some disaster??????

Make them pay it back before they go!

[Jilly_in_VA]

31. The oil and ag subsidies

we pay them, and the upkeep for those big military bases, would pay that back in a heartbeat. Not to mention all that other upkeep we have to pay, just like in all other red states.

[Zeitghost]

21. Wait until he finds out Joe

Is liberal on the vast majority of issues. Outside of guns, COVID and a handful of other issues, Rogan is an admitted liberal. He's pro-choice, wants to raise taxes, supports welfare programs and UBI, etc.

[madinmaryland]

27. Hey Teddy boy. General William T Sherman is planning a trip to Texas. 😃

[BlueIdaho]

28. That should be enough to get Cruz removed from office

And a lengthy stretch in the old pokey.

[Torchlight]

30. I'd consider watching TX dissolve into four or five different states.

Not a serious consideration mind you, but more a 'what-if' exercise. Better local representation, more senators (and by extension, electors), etc. The political consequences alone would be fascinating as hell.

(Caveat, I sit writing this in a light blue area of Texas)