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>>Or that Jade Helm was a plot to 'invade' Texas
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>Can you name one person in Congress (or even one elected official at the state level) who gave serious credence to that?

Sadly there are a few...check the politicians section here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_Helm_15_conspiracy_theories

..and Ted Cruz seems to be interested enough about it that he "reached out to the Pentagon to inquire about this exercise".

A survey of registered Republicans by Public Policy Polling in May 2015,[22] found that 32% thought that "the Government is trying to take over Texas", and that half of all Tea Party supporters are concerned with an imminent Texas invasion.