Ted Cruz: “El Salvador is much safer than it's ever been.”

“And the sentiment he expressed, I mean, he really did express joy is the wrong word for it, but I'd say gratitude that his 13 year old son does not have to live in a world. And he basically said, look, El Salvador is much safer than it's ever been. I mean, he was almost saying it's a good thing he's in prison. He didn't quite say that, but when he was talking about his son, that's basically what he was saying.” (23:49–23:52)

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