Sen. Ted Cruz Rafael (Ted) Edward CruzHealth care in the crosshairs with new Trump Supreme Court list 'Parks and Rec' cast members hosting special reunion to raise money for Wisconsin Democrats Jimmy Carter says his son smoked pot with Willie Nelson on White House roof MORE (R-Texas) says he hopes the incoming Trump administration is tougher on dealing with cyberattacks than the "weakness" he saw from President Obama on hacking by Russia and other foreign adversaries.

“One of the reasons these cyberattacks are so prevalent is that Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaBiden to hold call with Senate Democrats on Thursday: report Romney undecided on authorizing subpoenas for GOP Obama-era probes Billboards in four states and DC demand ICE 'free the families' MORE and his administration have rolled over for eight years,” Cruz said Thursday on “The Mike Gallagher Show."

“They have shown nothing but weakness and appeasement in the face of those attacks. This is something I hope and believe will change with the new administration," he said.

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Cruz insisted neither Russian hacking nor WikiLeaks revelations last year about the Democratic Party significantly influenced Donald Trump Donald John TrumpTrump says he doesn't think he could've done more to stop virus spread Conservative activist Lauren Witzke wins GOP Senate primary in Delaware Trump defends claim coronavirus will disappear, citing 'herd mentality' MORE's victory in the presidential election.

“I think that there’s no evidence whatsoever that Russia’s efforts against us, which have been longstanding, did anything to affect the campaign,” said Cruz, who competed against Trump in last year’s GOP primaries.

“It’s, frankly, patently absurd,” Cruz added of claims Russia or WikiLeaks helped Trump win. "You can’t credibly argue that [WikiLeaks’] disclosures impacted the election because most voters never heard it.”

Cruz additionally argued that the media didn't widely report on WikiLeaks' dumps of stolen Democratic emails before Election Day.

“How many times did ABC News, NBC, CBS actually report on what WikiLeaks was about?” he asked. "They didn’t cover it, they ignored it.”

“The reason they’re now going on and on about Russia is simple: The media wanted to do what they can to try to delegitimize the election result,” he said. "They don’t like the election result. They’re partisan Democrats.”

A CIA assessment has concluded Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential campaign with the goal of helping Trump win.

Trump has vehemently denied that conclusion, arguing it discredits his victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies Biden looks to shore up Latino support in Florida MLB owner: It's 'very necessary' to vote for Trump MORE.

The Obama administration, meanwhile, last week announced retaliatory sanctions against Russia over the hacking of Democratic organizations. The White House also expelled 35 Russian officials and shuttered two compounds believed to be used for Russian intelligence purposes.