Ted Cruz: “Before John was in the Senate, he was a trial lawyer, and he…”

“And to be honest, he has done that. He does that mostly to Democrat nominees, but he's done that to Republicans also. And one of the things people don't necessarily know, Before John was in the Senate, he was a trial lawyer, and he was a hell of a trial lawyer. And he knows how to talk to a jury. You know, John is a little bit. He's got a Southern accent and sometimes he puts it on a little deep.” (04:38–04:44)

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