Ted Cruz: “Every year in Iran, they celebrate as a holiday, Death to…”

“Well, look, I think the US should be taking every step possible to end this regime. The Ayatollah Khamenei hates America. He regularly leads massive mobs chanting Death to America. In fact, Every year in Iran, they celebrate as a holiday, Death to America Day. It's the anniversary of, of the Iranian Revolution and taking over the U.S. embassy in 1979.” (03:05–03:10)

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