Ted Cruz said "We can't be fooled by P.T. Barnum. The time for the clowns and the acrobats and the dancing bears has passed." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016

We can't be fooled by P.T. Barnum. The time for the clowns and the acrobats and the dancing bears has passed.

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Ted Cruz

Republican · Texas

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Editor's note · Context

Cruz critiques Trump's approach, likening it to a circus and asserting that it's time for serious candidates.

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