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Ted Cruz: “The American Revolution was fought against arbitrary…”

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

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Ignorance & Ideology: AOC's Twisted Commie History of America

Published | Video Starts at 05:03

Yeah, look, if you wrote that answer on your 9th grade history exam, you would get an F because it is not only a little bit wrong, it is not only kind of slightly wrong, it is entirely 180 degrees opposite. What was The American Revolution was fought against arbitrary government power. It was fought against King George. It was fought against government tyrants that tax you without representation. It was fought against the AOCs of the world. The irony is, literally she is an advocate of more and more government power. She wants to be able to tax the hell out of you. (05:03–05:17)

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