Cruz warns of terror if El-Sayed gets a peek at classified files
A senator's fear of a rival's intelligence access is oddly specific
The story
Sen. Ted Cruz warned that if Abdul El-Sayed becomes a senator, he could share U.S. intelligence with terrorists, citing his alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Source: www.foxnews.com
Our reading
Sen. Ted Cruz has made it clear that if Abdul El-Sayed somehow gets access to U.S. intelligence, the country is in danger. It’s a bold claim, but not one that requires much in the way of evidence—just a vague association with a group that’s been politicized into a boogeyman.
What’s odd is that Cruz is the one warning about intelligence leaks, given his own history of making unverified claims about foreign adversaries. But here he is, playing the role of the concerned patriot, even as he’s the one stoking the fear in the first place.
It’s a classic case of the person with the loudest alarm being the one who just dropped the fire extinguisher in the kitchen.
