Ted Cruz's rant on Gavin Newsom drowns out as Fox News plays off loud background music

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Fox News played loud background music at the end of an interview with Texas Senator Ted Cruz, which ended up drowning out his rant about California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, August 20.

Host Sean Hannity had Cruz on his show to discuss the California governor's new social media gimmick, where Newsom mimics President Donald Trump to troll Republicans.

Fox News plays loud music amid Ted Cruz interview

During the interview, Hannity said, "If he wants to act like President Trump, let’s see if he can pull it off," before giving Cruz the floor. Cruz, who was recently trolled by Gavin Newsom over his questionable math, mentioned the California governor by name six times.

The Senator said, "Gavin Newsom is very good at being slick. He’s very good at running away from the facts and running away from the record." Interestingly, Hannity and Cruz name-checked the California governor a total of 14 times in a five-minute segment.

But as Cruz claimed, "Gavin Newsom and the rest of the Democratic Party exist for one purpose right now, to hate Donald Trump," music began playing in the background and gradually got louder.

Cruz continued, "The Democrats like Gavin Newsom, they are boiling, they are unhappy," as the music grew louder.

"The corporate media, they are boiling, they’re unhappy," Cruz went on, as the tune intensified.

The senator then shifted to criticize Newsom for hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping in California in late 2023. "He cleaned up all the homeless people and drug addicts," Cruz said.

Cruz kept speaking for 33 seconds while the music played over him, before Hannity chimed in to congratulate the Senator after Texas lawmakers approved plans for a sweeping redistricting effort in the state.

The technical glitch is yet to be addressed by Fox. Cruz has also not commented on the incident.

Cruz’s rant came after Newsom’s meme-heavy attacks on Trump and his administration. The senator was dragged into the feud last week when he made a mathematical error in a post.

He wrote that California Democrats currently have a "43-9 Dem advantage (83%)" which could become "51-0 Dem advantage (100%)" under Newsom’s redistricting proposal.

But Newsom pointed out that 43 and 9 add up to 52, not 51.

The California governor responded, "Please learn math," prompting Cruz to promptly delete his post.

Newsom followed up with another jab: "Ted Cruz treating his posts like Cancun: Gets caught, then disappears."

Internet reacts as Fox News plays loud music

People on the internet shared their reactions as Fox News played loud background music at the end of an interview with Ted Cruz to drown out his rant about Gavin Newsom.

A user wrote on X, "They’re not handling this well," while one added, "I have a feeling his wife and kids play that wrap up music at home too."

A person also stated, "LMFAOOOOO Rent free," whereas one mentioned, "It’s Fox Entertainment!!!! That $787m settlement says so."

A user also wrote, "Unbelievable energy on Fox," while one commented, "SOUND ON for Ted's walk-off music treatment on Fox tonight. Incredible. He's really lost it."

A person also added, "When FOX/Hannity thinks ya have gone crazy... STOP!"

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