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Ted Cruz: “Communism is not something abstract and theoretical.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:09

That sounds radical. Come on. That can't possibly be real. That is, in fact, what's happening. And understand, Communism is not something abstract and theoretical. Look, my family fled Cuba. Yeah. My father was imprisoned and tortured in Cuba. My aunt, my Theasonia, who we've had on Verdict as a guest on Verdict, she was imprisoned and tortured by Castro's goons. (09:09–09:12)

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Asserts that communism is a tangible and practical ideology.

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