Ted Cruz: “He says women rape victims are asking for it.”

“And look, and who is also an open racist. I mean, he has mocked African Americans. He wears a Nazi tattoo and is demeaning to Jews. He's demeaning to women. He says women rape victims are asking for it. Platner is at least out in the open about who he is. But Talarico, let's take the racism of the Democrat party and listen, here's something Tallarico said in another church about his own race, about being white.” (30:38–30:41)

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