John,
We know it’s been a minute since we last talked to you about Ted Cruz’s sh*tty podcast — and you know we wouldn’t without good reason.
But new reporting, by way of our friends at the Houston Chronicle, has revealed that iHeartMedia — the company responsible for distributing Ted’s podcast — has been making regular and growing payments to a super PAC supporting Ted’s reelection despite the fact that Ted insists he hasn’t received a cent for hosting the show from a company that actively lobbies Congress. Unfortunately for Ted, senators can’t accept financial gifts or payouts from lobbyists.
The payments total more than $630,000 — nearly a third of the $2 million Ted’s super PAC has been raising since the start of last year — prompting several ethical questions.
And while Ted has yet to face any serious repercussions from this, we’re willing to bet that one of the Senate’s biggest liars will continue to double down on his reelection plan of lying and grifting at the expense of Texans.
If you want to help us kick out the Senate's biggest grifter this year, please chip in $5 today.
It’s clear Ted isn’t happy with this news becoming public. He lashed out at a reporter earlier last week when pushed about this sketchy deal.
The controversy has grown to the point where at least one advertiser announced it would leave the show.
We're not legal experts, John — but we think it's oddly suspicious that a senator who is claiming no wrongdoing is shutting down basic questions into a podcast that they may have profited from.
If you ask us, we think Ted should resign and drop out of this race right now so he can focus all of his time on the podcast. But it’s unlikely that’ll happen — which is why we’re working hard to show him the door to retirement.
Can you pitch in $5 — or whatever works for you today — to toss Ted out of the Senate this November?
In solidarity,
— Cut Cruz
