Ted Cruz: “And by the way, that was 1972.”

“So he was eligible by the time he was sworn in. But on election Day he was not old enough to be a senator. That's there. And he never left. And by the way, that was 1972. So I was a year, I'd not even turned two when Biden was elected. Which gives you a sense. That's what I mean by like you get in the Senate and they're just like 55 does not even count.” (15:40–15:44)

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