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Ted Cruz: “I explicitly rescinded my endorsement [of Roy Moore] because…”

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

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And I will say that conversation was one of the least satisfying conversations I've ever had with a candidate. He did not have any response that I found remotely credible. And so what did I do in that race? I explicitly rescinded my endorsement [of Roy Moore] because I said, look, I'm not going to support someone who is sexually assaulting teenage girls. That, that is not. And you know what happened? Republicans lost that seat. They elected Doug Jones, a Democrat, to the, to, to the Senate. (23:34–23:45)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz rescinded his endorsement of Roy Moore due to allegations of sexual assault.

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