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Liz Cheney: “Trump broke Ted Cruz. Ted used to say he was a constitutional conservative. But now, he is like, so desperate for…”

On the recordNovember 16, 2021
Trump broke Ted Cruz. Ted used to say he was a constitutional conservative. But now, he is like, so desperate for political approval that he will even advocate, suggest secession. And I think that a real man would be defending his wife, and his father, and the Constitution.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming

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Liz Cheney responds to Ted Cruz's comments, accusing him of abandoning his principles for political gain.

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