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Ted Cruz: “George Floyd was killed. And we saw the country erupt in…”

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

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Um, I think that when he said that, that was in his mind. He likes Amy. They get along. And then what happened that messed up his plan is. Is George Floyd was killed. And we saw the country erupt in violence. We saw riots, violent riots in cities all across the country. Antifa and Black Lives Matter riots. We saw police cars being firebombed. And suddenly it changed the dynamics of a Democrat primary. So he was heading to be the nominee. (22:56–23:05)

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Asserts that George Floyd's death led to violent riots across the country.

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