‘A patent lie’: Booker confronts Cruz over claim Democrats were silent on threats to judges

In a heated exchange, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., called remarks by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, “a patent lie” and said he was “sick and tired” of “heated partisan rhetoric” over judge safety. In a heated exchange, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., called remarks by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, “a patent lie” and said he was “sick and tired” of “heated partisan rhetoric” over judge safety.