U.S. Sen. @tedcruz played a key role in trying to delay the certification of the 2020 elections just before supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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@tedcruz @AP @SenTedCruz @HawleyMO Cruz, a Republican from Houston, supported the objection to the Arizona electoral votes and called for Congress to create a commission to give a 10-day review of the election results before certifying it.
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🗣️“I am not arguing for setting aside the results of this election,” Cruz told other senators. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
Cruz said he was looking for an option between refusing to certify the election just because one side lost and discounting the concerns of some Americans who believed the election had been rigged. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
He said it would have helped both sides by creating a commission similar to what happened after the disputed 1876 presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden. houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas…
Here’s Cruz's speech from that day. It was delivered about 20 minutes before the storming of the Capitol forced Senators to call an emergency recess and seek cover during the riots.
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