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Ted Cruz: If Beto O’Rourke wins, barbecue will be banned in Texas

By Caitlin Yilek
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Ted Cruz: If Beto O’Rourke wins, barbecue will be banned in Texas

Sen. Ted Cruz quipped to Texas voters that his Democratic opponent Rep. Beto O’Rourke would ban barbecue in the state if he wins Cruz’s Senate seat.

At a campaign appearance in Columbus over the weekend, Cruz, whose wife is a vegetarian, pointed to a PETA protest as evidence that barbecue would be banned if O’Rourke defeats him.

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