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Ted Cruz: “1200 people murdered. 251 hostages. It is truly horrific. As…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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OCTOBER 7 - ONE YEAR LATER Verdict Ep. 208.

Published | Video Starts at 07:23

Wow. And look, I wanted to go through those numbers because it's easy, easy. And a lot of the news coverage will allide over what actually happened. 1200 people murdered. 251 hostages. It is truly horrific. As you noted, it was the worst single day mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. It's also one of the worst terrorist attack in American history. Americans are hostages Right now. I have to say I do not understand why Joe Biden and Kamala Harris do not talk about the American hostages. (07:23–07:35)

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Asserts that 1200 people were murdered and 251 hostages taken, marking the worst single day mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust.

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