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Ted Cruz: “His brother was the governor of Florida.”

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

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Sen. Ted Cruz on the Rules of Democracy Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

Published | Video Starts at 03:07

I understand. But the other candidate's brother stopped the count. That's. That is. That's not accurate. The Supreme Court stopped the count. His own brother ran that election in Florida. His brother was the governor of Florida. You know, they counted the vote. Hold on. Hold on a second. I mean, facts matter. They counted the votes four times in Florida. Okay? George W. Bush won all four times. (03:07–03:10)

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Asserts that George W. Bush's brother was the governor of Florida during the 2000 election.

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