Truth Revolt - Ted Cruz Calls Out Latino Media

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By Bradford Thomas

In an interview with Univision's Jorge Ramos (which was deceptively edited in its rebroadcast), Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz called out the Latino media for failing to give Republicans and conservatives a "fair shake."

When Ramos pushed back, Cruz asked Ramos how many times during Barack Obama's presidency he'd discussed on air the ways in which the Hispanic community has been hurt by the Obama economy. Here's the exchange:

TED CRUZ: The media, the Latino media I think doesn't give Republicans or Conservatives a fair shake.

JORGE RAMOS, HOST: We're talking. We have all the time in the world to talk to you. We talk all the time...

TED CRUZ: ...You and I have had the opportunity to talk, but what I'm pointing out is when I'm not on the show. What's covered in the news on a daily basis. The story that is told has a political agenda.

JORGE RAMOS: Not really. People are fearful that you might be deporting a lot of people. That's the concern.

TED CRUZ: For example, Jorge. How many discussions have you all had on air, that in the last six and a half years, the Hispanic community has been profoundly hurt by the Obama economy? Hispanic unemployment has gone up, Hispanic teenage unemployment has gone up. We have the lowest percentage of Americans working today, in any year since 1978. Median wages have stagnated, they're the same as they were 20 years ago.

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