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Ted Cruz: “At noon on Wednesday, President Trump announced the pause…”

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

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Interview with Senator Ted Cruz on Texas School Choice, Tariffs, and Legislative Priorities

Published | Video Starts at 06:44

I spend a lot of time with President Trump talking about this and other issues. At the end of the call, we weren't sure how it went. But 12 hours later, At noon on Wednesday, President Trump announced the pause, where he halted the tariffs on every country except for China. That was a massive victory. I saw President Trump the next night. I saw him on Thursday for a bill signing. He was signing into law legislation that I had authored, legislation benefiting cryptocurrency and bitcoin. (06:44–06:52)

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