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Ted Cruz: “Clarence Thomas is on the Supreme Court because during his…”

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And the entire silence, there's not a peep in the hearing room. That was a riveting moment. And by the way, you mentioned Clarence Thomas. Clarence Thomas is on the Supreme Court because during his confirmation hearing, the Democrats did the same thing, which is they sandbagged him with allegations from Anita Hill. And the American people heard Anita Hill's testimony in Clarence Thomas's, and by a margin of about 2 to 1, they believe justice Thomas. The same thing happened with Brett Kavanaugh. (24:09–24:19)

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Asserts that Clarence Thomas was confirmed due to Democrats' handling of Anita Hill's allegations.

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