Topline Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) on Tuesday criticized President Joe Biden’s comments ahead of the Derek Chauvin verdict, going as far to accuse the president of providing grounds for a mistrial when he said he was “praying” for the “right” verdict while the sequestered jury was deciding the ex-cop’s fate. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on April 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C. … [+] Senate Republicans criticized President Biden’s plan to remove all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Key Facts Hours before the verdict came down Tuesday and with the jury sequestered, Biden told reporters in the Oval Office he was “praying” for the “right verdict,” which he added was “overwhelming” in his “view.” “I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered,” Biden added. On Twitter, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) said Biden and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)—who faced censure after telling protesters in Minnesota to “stay on the street” and “get more confrontational” if Chauvin were acquitted—had “foolishly” provided “grounds for a mistrial or a possible basis on appeal to challenge any guilty conviction.” Chiming in on the criticism was former Trump White Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who told Fox News on Tuesday that she was “glad” Biden had waited… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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