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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jan 6, 2022, 04:10 PM Jan 2022

Ted Cruz and 16 other Texans refused to certify the 2020 election. None would say whether they see

Ted Cruz and 16 other Texans refused to certify the 2020 election. None would say whether they see it as legitimate today.


by Rebekah Allen, Texas Tribune


One year ago, hours after a swarm of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and briefly stopped Congress from ratifying the 2020 election results, 17 Texas Republicans voted against certifying Joe Biden as president.

This week, The Texas Tribune reached out to all those members asking if they accept the 2020 election results as legitimate a year later.

None responded.

The mob that day attacked police officers and caused millions of dollars of damage to the historic structure. The lawmakers and staff inside hid in fear for their lives as protesters breached the building carrying zip ties and wearing tactical gear.

Texas’ own Sen. Ted Cruz was objecting to certifying Arizona’s election results when the Capitol was overrun. His speech that day and his misleading comments in the weeks before that cast doubts on the election led to calls for his resignation.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/06/texas-congress-ted-cruz-2020-election-jan-6/
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Ted Cruz and 16 other Texans refused to certify the 2020 election. None would say whether they see (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2022 OP
Carnival Cruz and these other idiots are assholes who need to be voted out LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #1
Goddamn these traitors and their traitorous actions on that day, and since! CaliforniaPeggy Jan 2022 #2
Cowards. Lying Treasonous Cowards. LakeArenal Jan 2022 #3
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