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Ted Cruz: “That's illegal today, actually, bagman like.”

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

IT'S A BIG DAMN DEAL! | Verdict Ep. 206

Published August 26, 2024 | Video Starts at 33:39

And JFK showed up, number one with $1,000 cash. And so JFK is this young congressman. He shows up with $1,000 cash. Now, That's illegal today, actually, bagman like. That, you can't bring cash. And some of this came out of Watergate and came out of all of that. You had the initial campaign finance laws that you can't now except that much money in cash. (33:39–33:43)

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“It's difficult to name a Democrat who defends free speech.”
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“When Mark Zuckerberg testifies in front of the Senate, zero democrats ask a question about censorship.”
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“When Jack Dorsey, when he was running Twitter, none of the Democrats [asked about censorship].”
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“Democrats are all abortion all the time, no limits whatsoever.”
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“Joe Biden may not know that, but he is [the president].”
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“If you elect me, I will secure the border. You've been the border czar for four years.”
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“The media and the DNC, they are one in the same.”
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“The media doesn't believe in the First Amendment.”
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