Remembering that time Ted Cruz tried to channel Winston Churchill

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With Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas officially announcing his campaign for president, his greatest hits have been making the rounds on the internet, from his most provocative quotes to that time Foreign Policy called him "the most hated man in the Senate." But we would be remiss if we didn't point out this classic of the genre, that time Cruz channeled Winston Churchill, replete with English accent, at a 2014 event honoring the statesman. —Ryu Spaeth

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Ryu Spaeth

Ryu Spaeth is deputy editor at TheWeek.com. Follow him on Twitter.