Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) is a conservative candidate for President. He just announced he’s leading an effort in both houses of Congress to OFFICIALLY list the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.

With major support in Congress, this legislation would force the State Department and other federal agencies to determine if the Muslim Brotherhood officially meet the requirements to be be a terrorist organization… which they most certainly do!

However, “if the Secretary of State determines that the Muslim Brotherhood does not meet the criteria,” it must submit to Congress “a detailed justification as to which criteria have not been met,” according to the bill.

Muslim Brotherhood affiliates as well as the group’s members have been listed as sponsors of terrorism in the past by the U.S. government.

The terrorist group Hamas, a longtime Brotherhood affiliate, has been sanctioned for some time.

The organization garnered international headlines after its rise to power following a coup in Egypt that took down its longtime former leader. While in power, the Brotherhood cracked down on opponents and waged violent campaigns against Christians and others who opposed the group’s radical ideology.

Five countries—Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Russia—already consider the Brotherhood a terrorist organization.

Via The Free Beacon

Senator Cruz opined, “This bill puts the lie to the notion that the Muslim Brotherhood is a peaceful political organization that can be a legitimate partner for America.” Then he added, “In 2008, the Justice Department successfully prosecuted the largest terrorism-financing trial in American history arguing that the Muslim Brotherhood directed U.S. affiliates such as the Holy Land Foundation to provide ‘media, money and men’ to Hamas. That support was used for terrorist attacks against Americans and our allies in the Middle East. When they are capable they will try to do the same thing here.”

This is a major blow to the Obama White House, as the President has been unusually close to the Islamist organization which temporarily took over in Egypt after the “Arab Spring.” The White House has hosted senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the State Department has announced they wouldn’t be opposed to future meetings with the terror-supporting group.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s chief aide Huma Abedin has been a long-time suspected Muslim Brotherhood supporter. And it appears the White House has been infiltrated by the organization.

What do you think of Ted Cruz’s bold stance against the Muslim Brotherhood?