{
  "id": 8257298,
  "title": "Cruz on Trump labeling him 'Lyin' Ted': 'The man has an instinctual genius'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/cruz-on-trump-labeling-him-lyin-ted-the-man-has-an-instinctual-genius",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:25:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6097564-ted-cruz-praises-trump-nickname/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) praised President Trump's “instinctual genius” for giving him the nickname “Lyin’ Ted” during their intense 2016 Republican presidential primary fight. In a Wednesday interview with the New York Post’s “Podcast One,” Cruz called the nickname “politically very effective” at the time, arguing Trump used it to undercut what Cruz considered one...",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}