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Ted Cruz: “President Trump got 56% of the vote in the last election [in…”

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

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Texas Republican U.S. Senator Cruz talks government shutdown, redistricting federal court hearing

Published | Video Starts at 13:49

Well, I think the Texas legislature did the right thing by redistricting. And the reason is Texas is a red state. Texas votes overwhelmingly Republican. President Trump got 56% of the vote in the last election [in Texas]. and yet a very large chunk of the congressional delegation is Democrat. And so what the legislature did is redrew the map to elect likely five more Republicans. (13:49–13:53)

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Asserts that President Trump received 56% of the vote in Texas in the last election.

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