Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says delay in shooting down balloon gave China opportunity to capture photos and intercept sensitive communications.
calling for the Biden administration to prioritize efforts to secure freedom for Swidan, who has been detained by China since 2012.
“If they want to demonstrate that they’re not bad actors, if they want to demonstrate that they can aspire to being a great nation, they should release Mark Swidan,” Cruz said of China. “Because great nations and great powers don’t hold political prisoners.”, which has prompted more calls to ban the platform from operating in the United States.
“You have messages of self harm, where the algorithms push self-harm messages on young girls, and we’re seeing really disturbing figures among teenagers,” Cruz said. The senator was asked about his proposed constitutional amendment that would limit senators to two terms even as he prepares to run for a third in 2024. He said he would happily comply with those term limits once they are adopted but would not unilaterally impose the limit on himself in the meantime.
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