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Ted Cruz: “I will tell you, I admire your doing so, and I will issue a challenge to our friends in the news media.”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
I will tell you, I admire your doing so, and I will issue a challenge to our friends in the news media.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Cruz praises Sessions for his record against the Klan and urges media coverage.

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