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Ted Cruz: “The corporate media no longer pretends to be journalists…”

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 15:40

So to the extent they ever criticize Democrats, it's for not being liberal enough. It's to push them further and further and further left. They are the communication arm of the Democrat party and the media. The corporate media no longer pretends to be journalists. They no longer have an aspiration to report the truth. They no longer have an intention to report on both sides. They are simply advocates and advocates for power. The media does not. You know, the Washington Post's motto is democracy dies in darkness. (15:40–15:47)

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Asserts that corporate media does not aim to report truthfully.

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