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Ted Cruz: “At least in the first term, Donald Trump did not campaign as…”

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And so you have lots of politicians aside that are gonna lose. They're gonna lose their votes. Right. Somebody will be mad. That's right. And so that is a challenge, I will say. Secondly, At least in the first term, Donald Trump did not campaign as a small government conservative, and he did not govern as a small government conservative. And in fact, I will relay a story at the end of the first term. You remember, we're in Covid, and the government is in the business of sending out checks and more checks and more checks to people all over the country. (30:34–30:45)

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Asserts that Donald Trump did not promote or implement small government policies during his first term.

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