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Ted Cruz: “Apparently, the people of LA are like, nope, nope, basic…”

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

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No, I don't want a city that, that stops crackheads from, from leaving. Leaving drugs on the streets, from people defecating on the streets, from putting needles on the streets, from threatening our kids. Apparently, the people of LA are like, nope, nope, basic services, not interested in those. I just want, you know, it is somewhere between, you know, Mein Kampf and the Communist Manifesto and that's what they care about. Final question on this. (22:28–22:34)

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Asserts that Los Angeles residents are not interested in basic city services.

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