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Ted Cruz: It would be ridiculous for me to be saying that the people standing up and protesting to follow the law were somehow…

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

Editor's note · Context

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

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