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Ted Cruz: “To '86' someone is not to get rid of them. It's to kill them.”

On the recordNovember 11, 2026
To '86' someone is not to get rid of them. It's to kill them.
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Ted Cruz
Republican · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Defending his interpretation of '86'.

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