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Ted Cruz: “When it really happened was when Trump was elected in 2016…”

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

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Senator Ted Cruz Slams Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes on their dangerous rhetoric

Published | Video Starts at 29:36

I mentioned, you know, Manchin and Sinema, who were the two most prominent moderates in the last Congress. They both got chased out of the Democrat Party. And I saw it happen. When it really happened was when Trump was elected in 2016, and he basically, I think, broke the brains of the Democrats. They just hate him. And look, I understand Trump. Trump also enjoys sticking his thumb in their eye. I mean, he takes some. He revels in it, but it drives them crazy. (29:36–29:46)

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Asserts that Trump's election in 2016 caused a significant negative reaction among Democrats.

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