Ted Cruz: “About 90% of the [Hamas] budget comes directly from Iran.”

“Hamas launched the October 7 attack. What percent of Hamas budget do you think Iran funds? I would guess 70, 80%. About 90? Wow. About 90% of the [Hamas] budget comes directly from Iran. We have reporting in the Wall Street Journal that says about 500 of the Hamas terrorists who carried out the October 7 attack traveled to Iran and trained in Iran to be ready for that attack.” (08:06–08:10)

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