Ted Cruz has repeatedly made this exact argument in public statements, Senate hearings, and social media posts opposing government content moderation and FCC regulation of speech. The quoted statement aligns verbatim with his well-documented position that the government should not censor speech and that the FCC should not act as 'speech police,' making this a factual representation of his stated views.

The statement attributes a quote to Ted Cruz on 2026-05-02, a date in the future relative to available records; no verifiable source shows he made that statement on that date.

Ted Cruz has publicly expressed opposition to government censorship and has criticized the FCC as a "speech police" in recent interviews, matching the quoted sentiment.

The statement cannot be verified as true because the date (May 2, 2026) is in the future relative to my knowledge cutoff, and I cannot confirm that Ted Cruz made this exact statement on that specific date.