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2023-01-20 23:31:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3F2CD881C7C4C275C533E8C36D4B4D3184679A9709F2BC8B4D136EED5FBDB837
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Nikki is a Punjabi name and is Haley's middle name. Haley has been going by "Nikki" since childhood, per a spokesperson and high school yearbook. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/05/05/fact-check-haley-didnt-white-wash-her-name-nikki-punjabi/4928061001/ Cruz has been going by "Ted" since he was 13, according to his 2015 book. Cruz wrote that it was his mother's idea. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/things-knew-ted-cruz-learned-reading-book/story?id=32165453
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