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Where Things Stand: Now Ted Cruz Is A Defender Of The Media

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CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 20: Ted Cruz speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, i... CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 20: Ted Cruz speaks on the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016 at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of prostesters and members of the media. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/WireImage) MORE LESS
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March 22, 2021 1:31 p.m.

Not really, of course.

Like his fellow GOPers’ efforts to raise awareness surrounding the humanitarian crisis at the border, Cruz’s newfound concern for media access is convenient, to say the least.

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