Already playing the Persecution angle:

Ted Cruz: Obama ‘is the most radical president’ ever

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During an appearance at a weapons manufacturer in Texas on Tuesday, Cruz accused both Democrats and Republicans of trying to “silence” him for using McCarthyism to smear Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel with suggestions that the former Nebraska senator had taken $200,000 from North Korea.

“Washington has a long tradition of trying to hurl insults to silence those who they don’t like what they’re saying,” Cruz told the crowd.

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Did Cruz also buy into the Friends of Hamas fakery?