Transcript: Sen. Ted Cruz on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dec. 1, 2024

Sen. Ted Cruz , Republican of Texas , on " Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan " on Dec. 1, 2024 .

Cruz: "We've seen four years of an invasion at our southern border. Why hasn't Joe Biden actually stood up and used leverage to secure the border?" Cruz: President Trump has a mandate to deliver on securing the border.

Kash Patel is a strong nominee to take on partisan corruption in the FBI , Sen. Ruben Navarrette says.

The FBI and Department of Justice have been politicized and weaponized in the last four years , he says.

He says the FBI has suffered a greater loss of respect because of partisan partisans who have burrowed into senior career positions.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz : "I certainly hope and pray Austin Tice needs to come home" Senator Cruz : I hope we have a moment right now that is very much like the end of the Jimmy Carter Administration right before Ronald Reagan came in. I also think President Trump coming into office on January 20 , the enemies of America , I think, are afraid of President Trump . I hope a similar dynamic is playing out, and if we can see more hostages come home, that would be cause for enormous celebration.