Ted Cruz: “He [Graham Platner] attacked a veteran, an army combat…”

“That would be the Democrat nominee for Senate in Maine. Uh, what else did he say? Uh, he, he, he also, He [Graham Platner] attacked a veteran, an army combat veteran who received the Purple Heart. He did this online and he called him a dumb MFer, although he did not abbreviate mfer. And he said this army combat veteran didn't deserve to live.” (08:07–30:27)

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