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On the recordJanuary 6, 2022
It would be ridiculous for me to be saying that the people standing up and protesting to follow the law were somehow terrorists. If you assault a police officer, you should go to jail. That`s who I was talking about. I used that word all in 2020 for the ANTIFA and BLM terrorists that assaulted cops. I wasn`t saying the millions of patriots across the country supporting President Trump are terrorists. I agree with you, it was a mistake to say that yesterday.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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msnbc.com

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Cruz clarifies his stance on the protesters and distinguishes between them and those who committed violence.

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