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Ted Cruz: “Democrats went to the Senate floor and objected to George W…”

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

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Collins and Cruz get in heated exchange over election results

Published | Video Starts at 05:34

I was there on January 20. I was there on the swearing, barely. B, if you look at in 2000, Democrats went to the Senate, or 2001, Democrats went to the Senate floor and objected to George W. 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. And what happened in 2016? (05:34–05:39)

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Asserts that Democrats objected to the certification of George W. Bush's election in 2004.

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