Tying themselves in pretzels

This beauty was heard on CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins. Her guest was Geoff Duncan, former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, and they were talking about Republicans having a difficult time answering the question, “was the 2020 election stolen?” Duncan said Ted Cruz and others are “tying themselves in pretzels” trying to explain their answer to a simple question. Here’s the clip:

This is a conflation of “tying (someone) up in knots” (make someone anxious or confused) and “twist (yourself) into a pretzel” (go to great lengths or do anything possible). Another big thanks to Mike Kovacs for hearing this one, providing the clip (proof), and sending it in!