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Ted Cruz: “Communism has killed over 100 million people.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 29:57

I speak from personal experience. My family was imprisoned and tortured and nearly killed by communists in Cuba. Communism has brought misery across the globe. It has brought misery. It Communism has killed over 100 million people. Between Russia, between China, between Vietnam, between Cambodia, between Venezuela, between North Korea, between Cuba, communism has been, it's not an accident. (29:57–30:02)

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Asserts that communism has resulted in the deaths of over 100 million people globally.

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