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Ted Cruz: “Anyone who is receiving foreign money and not disclosing it…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 37:20

I think we need to address the lies and the poison he is spreading, because I think it is an existential threat right now. Should the foreign ties potentially be investigated? Absolutely. Congressional investigations. Look, I think Anyone who is receiving foreign money and not disclosing it to spread lies, to act as an agent of a foreign government, I think that should be disclosed. I think it is dishonest to receive foreign money and then pretend. By the way, there's another broader problem online, which is there are a lot of foreign actors online who pretend to be Americans. (37:20–37:30)

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Asserts that individuals receiving foreign money to spread misinformation should disclose such activities.

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