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Ted Cruz: “I got elected to the Senate in 2012, and so Obama was…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 22:48

Do you know the first time I went on Air Force One? Yeah, I'm ready. That would be with Barack Obama. No. Yeah. That's a buzzkill. I got elected to the Senate in 2012, and so Obama was president. and I think. I think. I believe the first time I was on Air Force One. Was. We went back to Dallas. (22:48–22:52)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz was elected to the Senate in 2012 during Obama's presidency.

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