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Ted Cruz: “Estimates [of how many people the regime murdered] range…”

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Why I Told President Trump to Attack Iran - Sen. Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 16:13

Some are. And look, we don't have a precise measure on how many people the regime murdered anywhere. The Estimates [of how many people the regime murdered] range from 10,000 to 40,000. Right? It's certainly clear that they've killed many, but you've got a nation of 92 million people. And look, I remember that ad about Tiananmen Square because I sat there and thought, you know What? (16:13–16:16)

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Asserts that estimates of people murdered by the regime range from 10,000 to 40,000.

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