Thursday at the Republican Jewish Coalition during the question and answer segment, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) called President Barack Obama “a bad president.”

When asked about the similarity of being a one term Senator without foreign policy experience Cruz said, “When the media asks ‘gosh aren’t you like Barack Obama?’ My reaction to reporters is ‘I thought you thought that was a good thing.’ Last I checked he won two presidential elections. And listen, Barack Obama is not a bad president because he was a senator, Barack Obama is a bad president because he’s an unmitigated socialist who won’t stand up and defend the Untied States of America.”

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