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Ted Cruz: “My nickname for the guy is the jihadist leprechaun.”

On the recordOctober 29, 2026
My nickname for the guy is the jihadist leprechaun.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

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At a campaign event outside of Detroit.

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