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Ted Cruz: “7.7 billion. With a billion.”

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Qatar's Billion‑Dollar Influence Machine, Clarence Thomas Challenges Progressivism & the Liberal ...

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The number one foreign donor to US universities is Qatar between 1986 and 2005. What do you think they've given? I want to say billions. Is that too much? 7.7 billion. With a billion. There you go. Yeah. You know how much they gave in 2025? How much? Over 1 billion. Yeah. They are flooding cash. Number two is China. Where do you think China is? (02:14–02:17)

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