Politics

Ted Cruz Still Supports Right-Wing Group That ‘Understood’ El Paso Walmart Massacre

NOT SURPRISING

Previously known as the Northeast Tarrant Tea Party, the conservative group has used disturbing nativist language, alienating some of its GOP supporters.

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Over the years, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has maintained his support for a right-wing group, now known as the “True Texas Project,” that’s repelled other conservative officials with its nativist rhetoric, The Washington Post reports.

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