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- Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and California Governor Gavin Newsom exchanged sharp remarks after Newsom accused Cruz of mocking his dyslexia.
- Cruz clarified that he called Newsom historically illiterate, not illiterate.
- He cited President Dwight D. Eisenhower's federalization of the National Guard during the Civil Rights Movement to support his claim.
- Newsom, who has discussed his dyslexia, called Cruz's remarks a new low, while critics note a misunderstanding of the term.
