Thread by @OptimisticCon

Not picking on anyone in particular w/this RT, just registering a FTR on @tedcruz.
He led Senate effort to use due process & force rethink on Electoral vote & voting discrepancies. Took it seriously & meant it as a real effort.
He has a right to be angry w/ppl who actually...1/6

https://twitter.com/DroppedmicAgain/status/1479264759962906626

...broke into Capitol, assaulted cops, & launched media narrative that all objections to 2020 vote were mob atrocities.
That's who he called terrorists. Never said rally-goers & mere fools who wandered in & mugged for cameras were terrorists.
His distinction hasn't ...2/6

...played well w/a lot of ppl, but looks to me like he means it sincerely. It's also a valid distinction.
I've got no sympathy to waste on anyone who led the break-in or assaulted cops.
I'm also free to say I don't think any of them were Trump supporters. Cruz seems to ... 3/6

... feel differently, as if he doesn't want to state/imply a position on that as a public official.
That's an old-school principle & most Sen Republicans are adhering to it.
Valid question whether it's what matters most right now. But it's a question - not a slam dunk. ... 4/6

Cruz's effort on Sen floor may not have gone anywhere, but what killed it at birth was those perps who broke in by violent means & assaulted cops.
You can decide who you think they were. In calling them terrorists, Cruz isn't dissing Trump ralliers. 5/6

Tucker could stand to get some perspective on that. 6/6.