File photo dated September 23, 2020 of US Republican Senator from Texas Ted Cruz at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA. Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Mexico with his family for a holiday amid a winter weather crisis that has left millions in his state without power. Mr Cruz said on Thursday he planned the trip for his daughters, "wanting to be a good dad", but that he had returned because it "didn't feel right". Texas has seen power and water outages due to the uncommonly freezing weather. The high-profile Republican has drawn quick criticism for taking an international trip amid the weather emergency in his state. Photo by Thew Shawn/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) slammed the CIA’s new “Humans of the CIA video” which features a first-generation Latina CIA agent who discusses intersectionality.
“I am a woman of color. I am a mom. I am a cisgender millennial who’s been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. I am intersectional, but my existence is not a box-checking exercise,” the CIA agent says.
“I did not sneak into CIA,” she adds. “I earned my way in, and I earned my way up the ranks.”
The video prompted Cruz to respond.
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“If you’re a Chinese communist, or an Iranian Mullah, or Kim Jong Un…would this scare you?” he asked.
“We’ve come a long way from Jason Bourne,” he added, seemingly forgetting that Jason Bourne is a fictional spy created by author Robert Ludlum.
Cruz was almost immediately criticized for furthering culture war politics rather than actually governing.
The video is part of a video series released by the CIA to invite a more diverse pool of job applicants.
“Striving to further diversify its ranks, the CIA launched a new website Monday to find top-tier candidates who will bring a broader range of life experiences to the nation’s premier intelligence agency,” Bloomberg reported.
You can watch the “Humans of the CIA” video below.
Alan is a writer, editor, and news junkie based in New York.
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