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Cruz: ‘You cannot be prosecuted for speech’

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday defended hate speech protections under the Constitution but said he supports non-legal consequences for those celebrating the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

“The First Amendment absolutely protects speech,” Cruz said at Politico’s AI & Tech Summit on Tuesday...

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