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Ted Cruz: “D.C. is fundamentally different from other major cities…”

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

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And the Democrat officials in D.C. wouldn't run the city as a social experiment driven by progressive self indulgence like in other blue cities. And the D.C. mayor and city council broke that implicit agreement. D.C. is fundamentally different from other major cities because it's the nation's political capital. And if you are serving in the federal government, you have to be in D.C. if the residents of New York or San Francisco want to elect crazy Soros politician … (00:43–20:51)

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Asserts that Washington D.C. is unique among cities as the nation's political capital.

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