Ted CruzVerified account

Rep. Omar seems confused and/or dismayed by my being a Christian. Perhaps some history might help; the sentiment I expressed goes back to the very founding of our Nation. Indeed, the motto of the American Legion is “for God and country.” 1/xhttps://twitter.com/IlhanMN/status/1226755850070446080 …

2/x George Washington wrote in 1778, “While we are zealously performing the duties of good citizens & soldiers, we certainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion. To the distinguished character of Patriot, it should be our highest glory....”

3/x “... to add the more distinguished character of Christian.” This devotion to God AND country inspired the Declaration of Independence (“We hold these truths to be self-evident....”); gave force to the mighty Abolitionists; and drove the civil rights movement.