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Ted Cruz: “Every step we can take to delink our economy from China is…”

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

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Interview with Senator Ted Cruz on Iran, China, and U.S. Economic Policies

Published | Video Starts at 04:28

That's what they're doing. And so they've got to be taken to the woodshed. Look, I have been urging President Trump on trade focus on China. And I think Every step we can take to delink our economy from China is good for American national security and good from American economic security. And so I'm very glad the president laid out the pause where he halted the tariffs on the other countries and focused on China. I think that was the right decision to do. (04:28–04:38)

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Asserts that reducing economic ties with China benefits U.S. national and economic security.

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