Ted Cruz: “Gavin Newsom said, no president has ever before federalized…”

“And AOC and Whitmer showed they know nothing about foreign policy or national security. Gavin Newsom did something different. He just decided to demonize law enforcement. And he made a statement in particular. He Gavin Newsom said, no president has ever before federalized the National Guard. And that's just laughably false. So I Want to play the clip from what we said in the very last podcast? And this is the clip that so triggered young Gavin.” (17:37–17:43)

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