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

“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.” (22:56–23:03)

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