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Ted Cruz: “The corporate media did not want [Kennedy] on because it…”

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

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

Published | Video Starts at 22:14

They were in the teens for a long time. That's a big chunk of votes. Why did the corporate media not want them on? It's real simple. Because it hurt Joe Biden. … The corporate media did not want [Kennedy] on because it hurt Joe Biden. … invoked Putin. That is how Pravda works. That is how in dictatorships the media works, is we will not allow dissent. And it ties right back into the First Amendment point. (22:14–22:23)

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Asserts that corporate media avoided featuring Kennedy because it would negatively impact Joe Biden.

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