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Ted Cruz: “A lot of the transgenderism is coming from leftist adults…”

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You know, their commissioner came out and they said, well, these questions are very complicated. Which, which means, I think it is 100% they are going to block them. I don't … A lot of the transgenderism is coming from leftist adults who are convincing their kids that this nonsense. … That's what their ideology says. Now you've got two former NBA players are like, all right, I'll call your bluff. I'm a woman. Let's go. Yeah. (32:49–32:54)

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Asserts that leftist adults are influencing children to identify as transgender.

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