Ted Cruz Praises GOP Push For Civil Rights, Ignoring How His Party Has Trampled Them
In his keynote address at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) rallied GOP voters to “fight for freedom” by celebrating Republicans’ contributions to civil rights advancements throughout history.
“Our party was founded to defeat slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. We passed the Civil Rights Act, and fought to eliminate Jim Crow laws. Those were fights for freedom, and so is this,” he said.
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