One-on-One with Ted Cruz

Description

The U.S. senator from Texas on the coronavirus, big tech, "cancel culture," 2020 and 2024.

This session was available to ticket holders of the 2020 Texas Tribune Festival for the duration of the monthlong event.

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Speakers

Ted Cruz

U.S. Senator

Cruz, R-Texas, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2012 and ran as a Republican candidate for U.S. president in 2016. He serves on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Joint Economic, and Rules and Administration committees. Previously, Cruz served as solicitor general of Texas and worked as a top litigator for Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

Moderator

Jake Tapper

Anchor of CNN's The Lead and State of the Union

Tapper has served as anchor and chief Washington correspondent for CNN since 2013. He anchors the one-hour weekday program “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” which debuted in 2013, and has hosted CNN’s Sunday morning show “State of the Union,” since 2015. Tapper is the author of “The Outpost: Now a Major Motion Picture,” published in 2020.