Ted Cruz: “The defining characteristic, I think, of the Democrat Party…”

“Make America great again and try and destroy conservatives all across the country. Look, it was unmitigated evil, and it was driven. Part of it was driven by hate. Today, The defining characteristic, I think, of the Democrat Party is they hate your father and they hate your family. I mean, that anything connected to your father, they hate. And I think it also, though, was a deep contempt for democracy.” (21:04–21:12)

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