Rep. Moore: I Gave Ted Cruz an ‘Earful’ During our 40 Hour Trip to South Africa

‘He sort of stuck to his guns ... but I do think that we were able to really break through some of the talking points’

Dem Rep Recalls Giving Ted Cruz an ‘Earful’ During Flight to South Africa (Mediaite)

Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) appeared on MSNBC’s Jansing & Co. Monday morning to describe the 40-hour round trip she took seated next to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), who flew with the CODEL to South Africa for Nelson Mandela’s memorial service.

Moore said there was “a lot of curiosity” about the conservative lawmaker’s presence, as many of the other passengers were members of the Congressional Black Caucus who had been active in the fight against apartheid. “I do think that one of the benefits of these very close quarters is that you are forced to have conversations outside of the context of your talking points,” Moore said. “I think it gets very, very uncomfortable on both sides to just stick to the script. And you’re very much challenged on those things.”

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