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Ted Cruz: “That border Patrol agent was simply riding his horse. Those…”

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

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Assault On Free Speech | Verdict Ep. 205

Published | Video Starts at 35:03

And she compared border patrol agents to slave owners whipping African Americans. And by the way, that photograph that the press went crazy with, and then she eagerly leapt on that photographs. That characterization was wrong. That border Patrol agent was simply riding his horse. Those were the reins. And it was wrongfully characterized that anybody was being whipped. And I've talked to Border Patrol agents who were deeply offended at the vice president, at the administration demonizing the brave men and women who risked their lives to keep us safe. (35:03–35:09)

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Asserts that the Border Patrol agent was not whipping anyone but was using reins.

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