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Ted Cruz: “A 57% decrease in crime [in D.C.]”

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

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Ted Cruz Fires Back At Alex Padilla And Cory Booker: 'Democrat Crime Policies Kill People'

Published | Video Starts at 07:11

Go back to the reduction in crime in D.C. that we've seen with the guard on the ground. You should be cheering. A 57% decrease in crime [in D.C.] Robbery. A 58% decrease in homicide. There are people in D.C. alive because the guard is there. And not a single Democrat is saying, that's good. (07:11–07:15)

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