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Ted Cruz
stated on February 16, 2022 in a committee meeting:

"In 2020, more journalists were killed in Mexico than in any other country in the world."

By Nusaiba Mizan • February 28, 2022
Ted Cruz
stated on April 25, 2016 in remarks in Borden, Ind.:

"I earned more votes in the state of Wisconsin than Donald Trump did in New York."

By Louis Jacobson • April 25, 2016
Ted Cruz
stated on March 13, 2016 in an interview on "Meet the Press":

"More than once, I've actually had a conversation with the protesters on substance."

By Linda Qiu • March 13, 2016
Ted Cruz
stated on February 28, 2016 in comments on Meet the Press:

"There have been multiple media reports about (Donald Trump's) business dealings with the mob, with the mafia."

By Linda Qiu • March 2, 2016
Ted Cruz
stated on January 14, 2016 in a Republican presidential debate in North Charleston, S.C.:

Says Marco Rubio "knows full well I voted for his amendment to increase military spending to $697 billion."

By Lauren Carroll • January 15, 2016
Ted Cruz
stated on November 14, 2015 in a news conference.:

Says President Barack Obama "will not utter the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism’ and as matter of policy, nobody in the administration will say the words ‘radical Islamic terrorism.’"

By Sean Gorman • November 30, 2015
Ted Cruz
stated on November 10, 2015 in the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wis.:

"There are more words in the IRS code than there are in the Bible."

By Louis Jacobson • November 10, 2015
Ted Cruz
stated on March 16, 2013 in a speech at CPAC:

"We have a federal government that thinks they have the authority to regulate our toilet seats."

By Becky Bowers • March 21, 2013