Cruz has long list for “1st day” of presidency

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks with voters while walking the fair. (photo by Sarah Beckman)
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks with voters while walking the fair. (photo by Sarah Beckman)

Texas Senator Ted Cruz has an ambitious list of things he would like to get accomplished day one of his presidency, if elected.

During his soapbox speech at the Iowa State Fair today, the Republican presidential candidate began his laundry list of things to do once he steps foot in the Oval Office with a plan to “rescind every single illegal and unconstitutional executive action take by this president. from the Obama administration.”

“The president says he has a phone and he has a pen,” said Cruz. “Well you live by the pen, you die by the pen. And my pen has got an eraser.”

The junior senator also said he would investigate Planned Parenthood on day one, move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, as well as “rip up the Iran deal.”

“The single greatest national security threat facing America today is the threat of a nuclear Iran,” said Cruz. “You know, several weeks ago, I observed that if this deal goes through, the Obama administration would become quite literally the leading financier of radical Islamic terrorism.”

After his busy first day in office, Cruz said he would abolish the IRS as well as the federal Department of Education, require Congress to adopt a flat tax, and secure the border.

“We need to take all 90,000 of them (IRS employees), and put them all down on our southern border,” said Cruz. “Imagine you traveled thousands of miles in the blazing sun and the first thing you see is 90,000 IRS agents…you’d turn around and go home too!”

Cruz also made several references to his massive “religious liberty” rally happening at the Iowa Events Center later tonight. He touted that “thousands of Iowans will be there.” The event will feature live music, as well as religious prosecution tributes from Iowa’s Dick and Betty Odgaard, as well as several business owners who have been punished for refusing to honor the rights of same-sex couples.