From the Left · Watch · November 1, 2026
Nov 1 · Two days before the midterms, Sen. Raphael Warnock calls Sen. Ted Cruz's Kansas remark about Muslims and heaven 'bigotry,' as Democrat Adam Hamilton says President Trump's Salina rally for Sen. Roger Marshall will help him
CNN: Senator Warnock calls Senator Cruz's remarks about Muslims “bigotry, pure and simple” and says “as a Christian pastor, I take no comfort in this kind of Islamophobia.”
Grade A (100/100). Warnock, shown Cruz's remark about Hamilton, calls it religious bigotry and says there is no religious test for office
A: No problems found.
Splits: Warnock, shown Cruz's remark about Hamilton, calls it religious bigotry and says there is no religious test for office
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