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Ted Cruz: “Democrats went and objected to Donald Trump [in 2016].”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

Collins and Cruz get in heated exchange over election results

Published May 22, 2024 | Video Starts at 05:43

Bush in 2004. What did the president do? They went and objected. And what did the president do in 2016? Democrats went and objected to Donald Trump [in 2016]. And what happened in 2016? Because I remember a guy named Joe Biden was vice president and he went to the Senate floor and certified the votes. (05:43–05:47)

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Asserts that Democrats objected to the certification of Donald Trump's election in 2016.

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